We are going through a video series with our small group right now about marriage. Mark Driscoll is teaching and he said that our spouse should be our standard of beauty. That really hit me hard. I know I haven't treated Kelsie as such. Or thought of her that way. I've always thought I was into blonde girls. Most girls I was interested in prior to Kelsie were blonde. I always thought I was into older women. But I'm not into those things. I'm into brunette. I'm into a younger woman. I'm into Kelsie Lynn Becker. Everyone and everything I will ever encounter should be compared to her and they should always fail to compare. Kelsie is my standard.
Sweetheart, I am sorry it took me over two years of marriage to understand this concept. But I understand it now. Forgive me for sometimes looking at other women. Forgive me for my apathetic indifference. Forgive me for treating you as if you were ordinary. You're not. You're extraordinary. You're pure beauty. I should be in awe of you every time I see you. I want to have a heart attack of epic proportions every time we lock eyes (not literally). I want to desire and pursue you as I did when we were first dating. I will treat you the way that you are: extraordinary, beautiful, and my standard for all else.
So cool, Jack!! Loved reading this :)
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