Married 15 Years!

Fifteen years ago I walked down the aisle in great anticipation. It was on this day in 1993 that I married my best friend and only love. We were youthful and I hesitate to say, but we looked pretty good too. The romance meter was off the chart! I had every confidence that we would have a wonderful live and a happily ever after.

During the past 15 years, we have had a beautiful live together. We have developed a deeper love and a greater friendship. We are not as googly eyed, but we see each other with a deeper understanding and trust. God has blessed us and has shown us much grace over the years. In 1993 we had more of a romantic, worldly and humanistic love. Looking back, we were the center of our world. I did believe in Jesus then, but I still married a non-christian. By God's grace, Evan became a Christian too. Our faith has sustained us and allowed us to grow closer.

Speaking of faith, I just was reminded that if Evan or I did not have a believe in Jesus Christ, we would not have our little Faith. Thanks God! You are much better and greater than we deserve or comprehend. Yes, I still fail miserably and am not always honoring to God, but this does not make him any less real.

Well, back to 15 years of wedded bliss. Generally, it has been a fairy tale of sorts. We started as two in a one bedroom apartment. We could not have been any happier in a palace. It wasn't long until we moved into our first house. Before we knew it, we were celebrating our 3rd anniversary with our first born as a centerpiece. Samantha was only two weeks old! Having a child together, brought an even deeper love. By our 5th anniversary, we were ecstatic to be expecting our second child. This time we were to have a baby boy, our sweet Noah. At the 10 year mark, we celebrated by going on a four day cruise! Little did we know that by our 12th anniversary God would stir our hearts towards a little girl in China. We adopted our little Faith in December of 2005. Just over a month before our 14th anniversary, we discovered that I was carrying identical twins. This was a shock and a dream come true, as I always wanted twins. Sadly, these babies were not meant for this world. Through the sadness of loss, Evan and I grew closer and sought God's will about having another child. Our little Luke was born just a couple months ago. All this in 15 years of marriage. It has been great fun, lots of work, rewarding,challenging at times and much more than I could have ever dreamed. There is no one else that I would rather share my life with.



Some of the things that I love about Evan...

• He accepts me for who I am.
• He still thinks I am beautiful
• He is a great father to my children
• He listens to me when I am irrational
• He understands how I feel (when nobody else does)
• He denies me nothing
• He works hard, so I can stay home

I look forward to sharing many more years together. I don't anticipate too many more kids, as the years passby. We hope to celebrate one more adoption by our 16th year of marriage, but it is all in God's time. Thanks Ev, it has been a great ride!