As of tomorrow I will have been married to the lovely Angela for eleven years, and so I have composed a poem
Upon Entering the Twelfth Year of Our Marriage
These years, eleven in all,Baptized in tears,Tried as by fire,Haunted by “headstrong violence”,Arrayed in forgiveness,Confirmed in strength,Guarded by grace,Sustained by sacrifice,Preserved in patience,Lit by laughter,Warmed by gentleness,Accompanied [...]