Last night my wife and I renewed our wedding vows in front of many, many friends old and new.  1

Today is the first day of our second twenty-five years and my first day with my new vows in place.

New vows?
What did I promise?
This is what I said:

Twenty-five years ago I repeated traditional vows that I hoped to keep:

I, Scott, take you Amy, to be my wife
To have and to hold
From this day forward
For better, or for worse
For richer or for poorer
In sickness and in health
To love and to cherish until we are parted by death
As God is my witness,
I give you my promise

Today is Good Friday. It’s a day of sorrow and celebration.  A day of sadness and comfort.

Here are Five Key Beliefs To Get You Through A Loss that have helped me and helped others as they grieve.

You will survive
You have a right to grieve
You don’t have to go it alone
God is good
Love never goes to waste

Good Friday is a day I feel grateful; grateful that Jesus Christ paid the penalty for my sins.  Below are some verses of Scripture to meditate on this Good Friday that help me feel grateful: