Lake & Erli Rosenbaum Wedding | SDE | Wedding Highlights | January 14, 2026

Thank You, Abba Father. These are the first words I wanna utter.

Twenty eight years, I’ve patiently waited
Trusted the One, Author, and Love Himself
Shelf oneself in a leap of faith, trust, and hope
Cope with uncertainty to meet her eternity.

Now, she has found him in the waters
Givers of love, these two can’t take it
Beat the other with words so clever
Never they will separate with God holding their vow.

Arrow hits the core of the untameable twin
Between them is the cross shedding light on their world
Heard with concern, no fear, felt safe and sane
Reign forever with their Abba, their unshakeable shadow.

You’re the greatest, definitely “worth the wait” answered prayer He has blessed me with.

I love you, Lake, with the love of our Abba Father, Jesus Christ.

Personal Testimony and Relationship

On January 14, 2023, I wrote this poem after I prayed to God, asking if it was time to say yes to you, even before you asked me directly. And in that moment, I received His Word as I read from the tiny green Bible my students gave me—Jeremiah 29:5-6: “Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what you grow in them. Marry and have children.”

I cried in awe, perhaps in disbelief—seriously, Abba, it’s a yes now? For so many years, I’ve asked the Lord, but it’s the first time He responded so firmly and in a forthright manner. Indeed, obedience leads to intimacy with God, and it shows that we love and trust Him, activating His power in our lives.

I’ve shared with you before how, when others sought my heart, I always asked the Lord for an answer, and it was always no. But with you, it has always been yes—peaceful, certain, and easy without pressure or fear. It has been from God all along. Hebrews 11:1 tells us, “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” It’s true. I gave you my “yes” even though I hadn’t seen your face yet. Everything felt right, quiet, and serene. I was not holding back, not questioning, and I wasn’t worried if it was the right moment. I was just so sure.

I’ve never been more certain about anything in my life. It’s as if you’ve already had a direct conversation with God, and that conviction flowed straight into me. In my heart and mind, I knew you were Godsent. There were no doubts. God is sure of you for me, just as He has prepared me for you.

Lake love, my God’s best, my greatest answered prayer in this lifetime, my Wonderful Testimony, my best friend, my ministry, my Ephesians 5 man, the one who takes my breath away even when we’re apart, my handsomest godly man, my ever caring, supportive, thoughtful, respectful, understanding, not to mention the gentlest man ever, my faithful love, my partner and teammate, my honest and dearest friend, my emotionally intelligent partner, my favorite poet and writer, my comforting lobster, my every-minute journal, the calm to my storm, my future Dada Lakey, you are the next big thing that happened to me—next to my relationship with Jesus.

I am grateful daily and will never get tired of praising our Abba Father for this unfathomable and wonderful gift of my last life season—my season to get married.

I never imagined or dared to believe that something so holy like this day and forth could happen to me. “I once believed love would be burning red, but it’s golden like daylight.” Lake love, you are the best thing that’s ever been mine. You know I’ve told you countless times how I see Jesus in you and His unfailing love through you. That’s true! You didn’t stay for the sake of staying. You stay because you want to. You also know how many times I asked you if every single moment with you was real, because our first in-person meeting in 16 days felt like a dream? My words can’t explain it, but my heart knows it’s real.

I kept my cards close to my foolproof vest, but you called my bluff
And saw through all my tells, and then you went all in
When I fold, you see the best in me.

Long distance, they say, can be quite tough,
But with faith in our hearts, it's always enough.
Individually, we’re whole,
but together we’re more
Distance will fade, our love will hold sway,
For the rest of our lives, I'll be here, I'll stay.

Lake love,

You asked me to be your gf when I was 28. You granted my birthday wish of writing me a eulogy—a beautiful one. Yeah, we’re weird like that! You asked for my ring size on our first week being officially gf and bf. Never too early, they say! You proposed to me to be your wife when I was 30. And now, I’m 31, hoping and praying that I can be that Proverbs 31 woman, and I can say this, it’s worth the wait and the 7,005.9 miles distance from Missoula to Marikina for three years. “I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, but I want ‘em all.” Happy 3rd Anniversary, my Lake love. God’s grace has brought us here.