Friday Feb.8th is our 11 year wedding anniversary. Together 13 years total. I was telling Dan it seems wierd because I met him when I was 20 which means I have been with him my entire adult life. Not that I have always acted like an adult in our marriage but thats beside the point. ;)
I got to thinking about how in some ways it just seems like a blip of time and other times it seems like an eternity. Dan says,"AMEN SISTER!" I think after living with me for this long he is feeling the 11 years more than myself. he,hee! Seriously though we have been through the muck and I am sure in the years to come there will be more. The one constant though is that we both love the Lord and desire what is right. We decided from the get go that "quiting" was not an option and so we better work to be the best that we can be for one another cause we are stuck together till' God takes one of us. We have had to remind each other of that promise many a times over when major things have hit the fan and a few times wondering if the storm itself would kill us. The thing that God has impressed upon me that I cannot express enough is that the prize is not always immediate. Sometimes we wait A LONG time to see Gods growth. Sometimes we wait A LONG time to see hearts change. And sometimes it takes A LONG time for God to change and grow us into the spouse that honors him. I do know for sure though that he is faithful and fulfills all my needs and Dan's needs when one of us is lacking. I don't rely on Dan for my joy nor does he look to me to complete him; only our God can do that. The end result is that it overflows into love and service to our spouse. Happy 11 years honey and hopefully you can survive many more with me without to many gray hairs or scars to show for it. :)
I got to thinking about how in some ways it just seems like a blip of time and other times it seems like an eternity. Dan says,"AMEN SISTER!" I think after living with me for this long he is feeling the 11 years more than myself. he,hee! Seriously though we have been through the muck and I am sure in the years to come there will be more. The one constant though is that we both love the Lord and desire what is right. We decided from the get go that "quiting" was not an option and so we better work to be the best that we can be for one another cause we are stuck together till' God takes one of us. We have had to remind each other of that promise many a times over when major things have hit the fan and a few times wondering if the storm itself would kill us. The thing that God has impressed upon me that I cannot express enough is that the prize is not always immediate. Sometimes we wait A LONG time to see Gods growth. Sometimes we wait A LONG time to see hearts change. And sometimes it takes A LONG time for God to change and grow us into the spouse that honors him. I do know for sure though that he is faithful and fulfills all my needs and Dan's needs when one of us is lacking. I don't rely on Dan for my joy nor does he look to me to complete him; only our God can do that. The end result is that it overflows into love and service to our spouse. Happy 11 years honey and hopefully you can survive many more with me without to many gray hairs or scars to show for it. :) 
