I first wrote you a letter on 12/20/20 and it’s now been four years. I know who you are now, but I didn’t then. Apostle Matthew Stevenson, III recently made one of the profoundest statements I have ever heard. He said, there is nothing greater than reality except revelation. My revelation from God gave me has sustained me through this time. Discovering you was a dream come true. Uncovering who you were and watching you evolve into the man God has called you to be to step into your role as a husband again has been like watching a movie and you are the best part. I know the struggle is real. It was real for me too. You said once, I almost coded but you thanked me for giving love another chance and this time it would be forever. God opened that portal of my heart from over twenty years ago and let you feel the weight of that moment. You heard my cry. When I thought it was the end like Lazurus did, Jesus showed up. He wouldn’t let me give up on the love. Finding you was recovering that love and all that I lost. It’s how I knew it was you. You are my King. You are my lion and my lamb. In the heart of my husband’s letter I wrote about you on 1/19/21 before God allowed me to know you. You are all those things and more. You have been learning what it means to sacrifice and the price it cost for us to become everything God said we would be.

We are built to last. We were forged in our individual struggles to become fortified as a coupe through our trials and tribulations. We became overcomers in preparation to overcome any obstacle that arises in our union. I don’t have any reservations that you will be all that I need. I’m confident in knowing the Lord heard my faintest desires of my heart and you will be the personification of love.

I get insanely excited knowing we will walk hand and hand through this thing called life. Think about it. We will be partners in freedom. Partners in faith. Partners in our dreams. Partners in love. Partners in purpose. We will be partners in purpose unstoppable. God took out his holy chisel and sharpened and molded us. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.

From the moment I began to listen to you, I knew I was HER. I have been invested from day one. I celebrate our sameness and our differences. You have come to understand that our differences are not deficits. Our differences have given us opportunities to stretch and grow together without leaving each other behind.

We have learned to communicate with each other in creative ways without ever talking. Brian McKnight has a song called Crazy love. He says in one stanza he can hear her heart from 1000 miles away. You can hear me like that. I can hear what you don’t say. This is one of the things I love most about you among many. William Shakespeare said, “Brevity is the soul of wit, which means that cleaver people can express intelligent things using very few words. With every poem I have ever written to you, I wrote you a chapter in our love story. We are overcomers. We are unstoppable. We are built to last. I can’t wait to marry you.

Forever,

Marie