Our Anniversary

We celebrated our 13th anniversary last night. (Hallelujah) It made me think of our wedding day. My mother was going through her third divorce and my father on his fourth marriage. Not having any idea what a good marriage should look like, I walked down the asle scared to death. I thought what am I doing. But as scared as I was God had this plain. Now as I look back over the years we have had hard times but I am so happy to say I would do it all again. Over the years we both have learned how to let little things slide and put up with others. We have grown up together, and are in this for the long hall. Bret being in the military has to leave for deployments sometimes, and yes it is hard. But this is the one I choose and you make it through with family and friends. So last night I took us somewhere new for dinner Mr. A’s. It was wonderful. As we talked I said, I can’t think of one couple that we know that is military that is still married to the same people that they were when we got married. On the news they were talking about the high divorce rate in the military. I know it can be hard to be alone, especially with kids. I think many families have this military or not. People travel for work and one spouse is home alone for a few days or weeks. Seven months is the longest Bret has been gone and it was hard. I can say I have never felt closer to God in my life. When you take away your partner and solely rely on God he will never disappoint. He fills me up and never lets go. So as I look forward to my next year of marriage and all that it holds, I pray that God will continue to bless my marriage.