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a wedding toast

May 12, 2026 wally mettsLeave a comment

Itโ€™s clear that you love her. And itโ€™s clear that you understand what that meansโ€”not just an emotion to feel, but a covenant to keep.

Posted in marriage, UncategorizedTagged best man, covenant, marriage, wedding toasts

Whatโ€™s a birthday?

February 17, 2026 wally mettsLeave a comment

This year Katie's birthday post includes a surprise gathering, a long marriage, and a poem about boundary stones and covenant love. Sometimes a birthday is less about getting older and more about noticing the ground youโ€™ve been given to stand on.

Posted in celebration, poetryTagged 75th birthday, birthday, diamond birthday, family, life, love, love poem, marriage, writing

A ritual of love

August 26, 2025 wally metts1 Comment

Over 20 years ago we discovered that tea made us slow down, and thatโ€™s what we need. The whole processโ€” measuring and filtering and waitingโ€” is a metaphor for the intentionality of marriage itself.

Posted in celebration, IndiaTagged darjeeling, life, love, marriage, moringa tea, relationships, ritual

HBD, Katie Metts

January 29, 2025 wally metts2 Comments

Let my grateful heart esteem you, my companion, faithful friend;

Posted in celebrationTagged birthday, marriage

20 ways to keep your lover

April 13, 2024 wally mettsLeave a comment

We have not learned to love our wife if we have not learned to provide unexpected and gracious gifts that reflect our knowing and understanding her heart.

Posted in celebration, commentary, covenant, jubilee, marriageTagged adviice, grace, marriage, men's prayer breakfast, wedding

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