Three Years of Marriage!!!

Ryan and I have been married 3 years this week (June 7). I remember our wedding day like it was yesterday. I remember the feeling I had walking down the aisle, the smell of the outside air, the view of the 400 people watching us make vows before the Lord, and the face of the man that I absolutely adore promising to love me forever! It was the best day of my life.

How can I possibly put into words the way I feel about my husband? It is the most wonderful, personal, satisfying, and enjoyable relationship that you can experience on this earth. I was always in awe of the relationships that I experienced as a kid- my parents were an incredible example of love and a marriage that the Lord Himself was the center of. Their wedding message was entitled "Marriage Takes Three". It was all about how a good, satisfying, blessed relationship takes the Lord, the husband and the wife.

On our anniversary this year, we enjoyed a hike and lunch in the morning. Katie gets grumpy in the late afternoon, so we wanted to be home in time to take her home for her grumpy time. After we put Katie to bed, we watched the move Fireproof. I have never been more touched by a movie before. I cried and cried. The pain that was experienced in the relationship between the husband and wife was almost unbearable to watch. They talked to one another like they were acquaintances, not friends. They were never home together. The husband was addicted to porn and the wife to her new job. They did not work together, talk, or enjoy one another's company.

I have been blessed with an incredible marriage. My husband and I are best friends. Simple as that. We love one another, we want what is best for one another, we make each other better people. When I have a problem, he is the first person who comes to mind, the last person I think about before I go to bed, the person I pray for most, the person I love most in this world. Fireproof made me want to love him more. There is a book, in the movie, called "Love Dare" and it is 40 days of making yourself a better spouse. Each day gives you another way to help, encourage, bless, and get to know your spouse more.

The best point this movie made is: the only way to love your spouse is to love the Lord. I desire to become the best wife I can be and I know that the Lord is the only one who can help me do that.

I cannot wait for the years to come. He is my best friend, my hero, my helper, & the wonderful father to our daughter. I love him.