Dancing in the Minefields

  

I was nineteen, you were twenty-one
The year we got engaged
Everyone said we were much too young
But we did it anyway

We bought our rings for forty each
From a pawn shop down the road
We made our vows and took the leap
Now fifteen years ago

We went dancing in the minefields
We went sailing in the storm
And it was harder than we dreamed
But I believe that's what the promise is for

"I do" are the two most famous last words
The beginning of the end
But to lose your life for another I've heard
Is a good place to begin 

'Cause the only way to find your life
Is to lay your own life down
And I believe it's an easy price
For the life that we have found

And we're dancing in the minefields
We're sailing in the storm
This is harder than we dreamed
But I believe that's what the promise is for

So when I lose my way, find me
When I lose love's chains, bind me
At the end of all my faith, till the end of all my days
When I forget my name, remind me

'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man
So there's nothing left to fear
So I'll walk with you in the shadow lands
Till the shadows disappear

'Cause he promised not to leave us
And his promises are true
So in the face of all this chaos, baby,
I can dance with you

And we're dancing in the minefields
we’re sailing in the storm
This is harder than we dreamed
But I believe that's what the promise is for.

No song has reminded me more of my marriage than this one.  It’s the one playing in the background.  It’s the one I wake up to playing in my head so often it’s kind of weird.  I think it’s the Lords reminder to keep forging on.  Life isn’t always easy or fun.  But it is the gift I have been given. And I cherish it. 

Joshua can be such a pain in the butt sometimes!  I guess so can I, (maybe)?   But I LOVE him.  I love him so much I can barely breathe sometimes.  I’m also scared to death that some day it will all end.  This is just an insecurity that I have because I also know that it never will.  A little conflicting, but it is what it is.  Thank you Babe for dancing in the minefields with me.  I love you!