14 years

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14 years ago today in the early afternoon we stood in front of an auditorium full of witnesses to our confessions of forever together. Through the good and the bad, the easy and the hard, sickness and health we promised each other that we would walk together for as long as we walked this earth.  Our purpose was to love Jesus and people.



In 14 years so much has happened.  We’ve had three children, both experienced deep loss, pushed through exhaustion, for seven years-half our marriage-it felt as though we were simply sitting and waiting, the other seven felt like a wild river pulling us on, you’ve given me a million foot rubs, and I’ve made you a million tasty treats, you have worked long hours while I stayed home with the kids and vice versa. Through it all we’ve stayed true to our commitment to each other. Through it all we’ve stayed true to loving Jesus and people. It doesn’t matter how small or large our circle is we find a way to love people hard.


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Over the years I think we’ve come to rely on each other to find our balance. You the extravert with abundant energy and me the introvert that needs rest. You keep our family moving, and I make sure we keep it at a speed that works for all of us. You dream a million dreams and I give the winning one a plan. You remind me that talking is good for the heart, and my glazed over eyes usually remind you that there is such a thing as too much talking. I bring calmness to a stressful situation and you bring quick decisions to the same situations. We love to read. We love all things nature. We love our family, our friends. We crave dates, and we like to find unique ways to make them happen.  We both enjoy adventures. We need each other.

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14 years ago I couldn’t even imagine what our life would look like, but I’m pretty smitten with our life and that years we’ve shared so far. 14 from now our babe will be 17. There is a good chance one or both of our older two will be married if not parents themselves.  Our middle boy might be off on some adventure across the world.  I think we’ll still be doing what we committed to doing 14 years ago: to love Jesus, each other, and people.


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T.F.A.

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