5 Years

Today is the anniversary of the day I married my Husband. My confidante, friend, and partner.

In the last five years we have lost family members, pets, battled infertility, journeyed through foster parenting, moved 4 different times (Not including 2 weeks in limbo where we stayed with gracious friends) we had two children of our own, made 8 trips to the ER/Urgent care center, traveled to Costa Rica, The Bahamas, Lake Tahoe, and Chicago together. We have laughed, cried, and simply lived life together, hand in hand for five beautiful years. Experiencing our fair share of trials and triumphs, good times and bad.

And now we are embarking on yet another big and exciting journey TOGETHER! We are following God's will for our family in starting our own business.
Being self employed is not easy and not a hugely desired career these days. And it requires A LOT. We are aware that what we are doing is risky, and some may deem it unwise, but even more unwise in our opinion would be disobedience to God.

The Bible is FULL of stories where God called people to step out in faith, and a lot of those times He didn't lay out His detailed plan or give more than one instruction at a time, but "Blessed are they who hear the word of God and obey" Luke 11:28

Hebrews has a chapter referred to as The Hall of Faith. A place in the Bible devoted to listing all the accounts of people who put their faith in God even when they did not understand, could not see, didn't know, or were told to do the opposite. And it was accredited to them as righteousness because they obeyed God.

I never feel closer to my husband than when we are walking hand in hand where we know God has called us to be.

I am SO proud of my hard working Man who loves me and our children so much that he puts God first, and listens to Him over the wisdom of man. That is Godly leadership. And I am happy to follow him in this great adventure God is leading us on.

I am confident we are right where we are supposed to be and we are there TOGETHER. There is no better place.
Happy Anniversary to us! :)