March 19th, we celebrated our 5 year anniversary. Some days it really feels like we just got married, yet other days I feel like I have known my hubby for years (well technically we have known each other for 8 years).
You know when you are young and have this list of the ideal husband, well I have to say that my husband met all of my requirements and has even exceeded them. I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband, friend and father for my kids. I love spending my life with this man, and am so excited to see what God has in store for us over the many years to come.
Our verse for our wedding (our marriage) was/has been Ecclesiastes 4:9-12:
9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 11Again, if two lie together, they keep warm,(A) but how can one keep warm alone? 12And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
This has been such a true testimony of our marriage. We have always been there to lift one another up during the most difficult times when it seems that all we get thrown is constant criticism, discouragement, lies, disappointments. We are also there for one another to celebrate all of the wonderful blessings, miracles, the light bulb moments (hee) in our lives. However, what has been most important and what we wanted our whole married life to based around was God. With God at the forefront we can get through anything, we can not be broken that easily! Praise the Lord for his unfailing love, mercy and grace and the "threefold cord"!
So five random tidbits about "us":
1. For our first date John took me to the pool to teach me how to swim (I still think he just wanted to see what I looked like in a bathing suit--haha--I guess I passed) :o)
2. I knew after the first year of dating that he was the man I was going to marry, but it took him a bit longer (yeah 3 years of dating).
3. We both have a massive case of the travel bug disease and it has never left us and probably never will.
4. John proposed to me in Korea the night before my birthday. It's funny how it happened.... and I just found the film of pictures and had them developed (my digital camera broke while we were there and luckily I brought my old film one--so the memories are still preserved)
5. We both love Mexican food. In fact John was quite disappointed that we never had tacos for our wedding dinner! :o)
1 comment:
John Says:
A lot of products are advertised with extra packaging to ease the consumer into the purchase (there's a lot of false advertising out there!). Of course our first date was at the pool to see if the product was what the package promised. A+
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