“I do.”
(Jenny Runkel, August 7, 1993)

Please forgive my self-indulgence in today’s Pause. The actual date of our anniversary always seems to fall during my wife’s busiest time of year, heading back into her high school classroom. This year it happens to fall on the first day of school. So, I want to selfishly use this venue to simply say this:

“Year after year, Jen, our marriage is the hardest & easiest, most fun & most challenging, safest & riskiest, sexiest & most mundane experience of my life. And I absolutely love it, and you. Thank you for being you, my love. Here’s to another 24, at least.”

Peace begins with pause,