Ring Reminder

This post is momentous for me because it is #100.

Woohoo! Who would have thought that I would have so much to say? :)

This past week Matt has been gone as a counselor at senior high camp. In his absence, I found myself coping with it in a few different ways:

- I stayed busy and surrounded by friends and family
- I took lots of pictures to document our week so that it wouldn't feel like Matt missed anything
- I hardly took my wedding ring off at all

Admittedly, leaving my wedding ring on all week doesn't seem like that big of a deal. But usually I take it off right when I enter the house, right along with my shoes. Matt and I have both done this since we got married - we walk in the door, take off adornments, and put on comfies :). Yes, we are an old married couple!

However, this week, I felt myself drawn to my ring in his absence. I showered with it on, slept with it on, exercised with it on. Without his presence there to consistently remind me of his love for me (we couldn't really talk throughout the week either), I found a sort of solace in the ring that he gave me.

My ring serves as a reminder of the promise that Matt gave me. In his absence, I could recall that promise by wearing and looking at the ring. I knew that there was someone out there that loved me, even if I couldn't see him or talk to him.

Yesterday as I was contemplating the comfort I found in doing this, I thought about God's promises to us which are provided in His Word. While we may not always utilize them as we should and "leave them off in the comfort of our own home" like Matt and I do with our rings, they are still there in our loneliness, desperation, and need.

The promises remain, even in physical absence. And they are reminders of the ultimate love.