Renewing Our Vows

When I was 16, my much-older brother asked me to be the over-night sitter for his kids, ages 5 & 7, while he took his wife on a second honeymoon for their tenth anniversary. He said they wanted to renew their wedding vows. I thought that sounded very romantic and hoped my future husband would be interested in that same sort of repeated ceremony. 

I was 34 when my tenth anniversary was approaching and my brain still held that memory. I mentioned it to my husband and he looked at me with eyes full of tears. I was worried I had offended him because he hadn't thought of this romantic thing himself!

​He totally surprised me when he said, "Every time we have sex, I think of it as a renewal of our vows. That's what sex means to me. It means I promise myself to you and I trust that you're promising yourself to me. Sure, we can go somewhere special for our anniversary -- I think ten years of happiness deserves a celebration -- but I've been renewing my vows with you on a weekly basis!"