It's My Anniversary!!!

Today is my anniversary!!! My husband and I joined together seven years ago on this exact date. When I was thinking about this day all those years ago, I realized that my husband and I are still babies in our marriage. If our marriage were an actual human being, we would be in second grad, have to be in the house before the street lights come on and couldn't even cross the street by ourselves. In other words, we still have loads to learn about marriage, about each other and about our lives.
Even though it has only been seven years, they have been nothing if not eventful. Four babies in addition to the two that we already had, four moves, separations and several career changes are just a few of the mountains that we have had to overcome. I love him, and I've loved him for almost thirteen years, but even after we got married, there were times that I didn't like him very much.
Well, most times I didn't like him at all.
I knew that divorce was not an option. At least not for me. When I got married, I was determined to try and stay married until (1) I stopped breathing, or (2) my husband pursued a divorce. So, even when we faced those Sahara Desert-sized rough patches, I was determined to come out stronger then ever. I asked the Lord to give me ways to make the long haul. Eventually, He told me to think about why I liked my husband.

Zechariah 4:10

"Do not despise these

Small beginnings,

For the Lord rejoices to see the work begin..."

 

 

1. My husband is very attractive. He is the perfect example of tall, dark and handsome. And when he winks at me from across a crowded room, my knees still get weak.

2. He loves his children. I like to watch him sit on the floor and play with them, read books with them, or hear them horse-playing while I'm in another room.

3. My husbands is a provider. He works hard to make sure that my children and I need for nothing, and want for very little.

4. He loves the Lord. Sometimes, when we are in a service at church, I watch him with his hands lifted and his eyes closed in worship. His faith is important to him.

5. My husband loves salad. It used to bother me that he wanted a salad with almost every meal (even sometimes breakfast), but eating healthy is important to him.

6. He wants to see me healthy. Sometimes he rides me about my soda intake and my levels of exercise (or the lack thereof) but I know its only because he wants to make sure that I'm okay.

There are a lot of other things that I could list here, but it's my anniversary and I've got business to attend to *wink wink*

I just wanted  to stop by for a second and encourage you to remember, even the smallest of the small things, that you liked about your husband. Both before you got married and after you got married. Some of them may have changed, but if you look closely, a few may still be there.

And they may just make you smile when you see them...