7 years

Today is our 7th wedding anniversary. On August 26th, 2001 at high noon, we stood literally on a mountaintop in Colorado in a gorgeous little chapel that holds 75 people, overlooking the Continental Divide and made promises to each other and to God. Jeremy sang to me, and it was a beautiful ceremony. (With one small exception... I hired a local string quartet to play for us instead of having a piano or organ, and let's just say their demo tape sounded NOTHING like them.... bless their hearts.)

So now 7 years later, it's interesting to reflect on how we started this marriage, and the journey we've been on. We met and got married on a dude ranch that we both worked at. We knew we wouldn't live there forever, but we didn't know what was next either. We had no idea we'd move to North Carolina - that was never on either of our radars for places to live. We had no idea I'd be a mortgage broker, and we had no idea Jeremy would go to nursing school. We didn't know if we wanted kids or not, but we certainly couldn't picture them for a long time. And here we are! Who knew.

God has surprised me through the years. I knew I was marrying a very good man - a man who loved Jesus and had a heart of solid gold, and while he wasn't a perfect man, he seemed perfect for me. But I couldn't have known at that time that Jeremy would grow into a Godly man, and a man who would lead me by example, and be the model of sacrificial and unconditional love. I couldn't have known that he would grow into the kind of person that views even the little things such as housework as an equal task that should be shared (and he did have to grow into that... it wasn't automatic... there's still hope for husbands out there!!). I didn't know that Jeremy would continue to pursue me day after day, year after year, in ways that no one else ever has. And I guess I just didn't know that the Lord could allow me, little 'ole me, to be loved so deeply. I honestly still question every now and then why I get to have such a wonderful husband and such a fun marriage.

I could go on and on about my husband, but I'm sure I'd make some of you vomit with my sugary sweet gushings. So I won't do that. Instead, tonight I'll tell all the wonderful things about Jeremy.... to Jeremy.

Happy Anniversary to the love of my life.