So, yesterday, on August 22, 2011, Troy and I celebrated our 19th anniversary! Woohoo! Above is a photo of our family at the SA Zoo taken a few months ago. I am discovering that I don't have many photos of just the 2 of us. And that's ok with me... These 5 little chicks are the result of our happy and strong marriage. Thank you Jesus! May HE ALONE receive all the glory for carrying us through the tough times and making us stronger each year. When we married a dear friend gave me this advice - "Marriage is the hardest work you'll ever do in your life... It is also the most rewarding." I'm not sure it's really the hardest, though I'll admit to it not always being easy. It is FOR SURE the most rewarding though. Not only are we happy in relationship with each other, but our children, our home, our extended families, and ministry to many others is blessed because of it. Again - I give credit to God for this amazing gift. If we had been left to ourselves with no help from Him, we would've probably been divorced long ago.
Years ago a song called "Still The One" by Shania Twain came out... The lyrics tell our story well. Here they are:
Looks like we made it, Look at how far we've come my baby.
We mighta took the long way, We knew we'd get there someday
They said, "I'll bet, they'll never make it", but just look at us holding on.
Still together, still going strong. You're still the one.
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
Still the one I kiss goodnight
I'm glad we didn't listen, Just look at what we would be missin'.
Troy, thanks for all that you do to bless me. Never in a million years could I have imagined that we would have such a sweet and beautiful life together. I'm thrilled to know how many more years God could possibly give us....maybe 50 more??? Happy Anniversary! ;)
