six years

Six years ago.

It would be easy (and fun) to tell you all about that great day six years ago when Todd and I vowed to love, honor, and cherish each other forever. That was a great day.

But that day was just the beginning.

For 2,190 days, Todd and I have been doing life. With two babies, two dogs, three houses (one temporary while building a house), one baby loss, three job changes, parent sickness, and day-to-day responsibilities, we have done this thing!

We have recommitted every single day to loving each other and laughing together and making time for each other despite how difficult this world makes it. Despite how easy it would be to fall apart and drift apart and make time for other people and other things.

Marriage is work, y’all. It is amazing. And it is beautiful. But it is work. Life is crazy and this world will make it harder and harder on us and tempt us to fill our time with commitments that pull us from our families and spouses.

Six years ago, we committed to start. And we committed to finish together.

I am so thankful for my Todd who loves us fiercely. He makes me laugh like no one else can. He’s smarter than anyone else I know. He’s committed and loving and a romantic and deeply concerned with taking care of us. He honors the Lord with his words and actions and he honors his family every day. He’s forgiving and patient and kind and wise.

I am so thankful for that day that he literally walked into my life and stood at my desk to chat. I’m thankful that he is the man that I’m raising my kids with and that he’s the one that’s leading our family. And I’m so thankful that in the hard times and the long days that I know that he and I are both 100% committed to the Father and to each other.