
Beloved
Acrylic on Canvas 5 ft l x 3.5 ft w “Beloved, I think about what it took to get you and me to this very moment. I’m thankful for all the men you’ve kissed and the women I’ve kissed. I’m thankful for all the heartbreak you’ve experienced and the heartbreak I’ve experienced. I’m thankful for the traffic jams you’ve had to patiently sit in and the long lines at the store I’ve had to wait in. I am thankful for the argument you had with your mother at the age of 14 and the fight I had with my brother at the age of 16. I’m thankful for the elementary school your parents enrolled you in and the high school my parents enrolled me in. I am thankful for that trip you took to Italy when you were fresh out of college and that camping trip I took with my family a few years ago. I am thankful for that time you had cramps and went to the pharmacy to find relief. I am thankful for the time I broke my leg and had to wear a cast for three months. I am thankful for every word you ever spoke. I am thankful for every tear you ever cried. I am thankful for every song you ever danced to. I am thankful for everything because I know if anything had been different, this moment would be different. Nothing we’ve experienced has been in vain. Everything we’ve experienced has led us to each other and to you, I thee wed.”