Happy Anniversary to Hubby! (and me too  )

 Yesterday  Josh and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. So much can happen in five years.

Five years ago, June 8th 2002, Josh and I got married. We lived in a studio apartment with plans to hold off on kids for a couple of years. Josh was starting seminary at Westminster West, and we were looking forward to going to Westminster East after that so Josh could get his doctorate.  At that point, we were going to talk to the elders at our beloved church about being sent out to Spain as missionaries.

Now…We live in a beautiful home in North County San Diego, we have four amazing kids, no doctorate in theology for Josh, but he does have his M.Ed and has finished all the course work for his teaching credential. He will be student teaching this summer for four weeks. We moved to Georgia about 3 years ago, then a year later moved back here. No sight of Spain in our near future, we know that missionaries are to be the highest calibur of Christian, elder level even.  We know we are not there yet.  If there is one thing marriage has taught us, it’s that God’s plans trump ours. And looking at the four pairs of little bue eyes he has given to us, I know His plans are perfect, and wise, and loving, even if it doesn’t seem so at the time.

Through great times and difficult times, blessings and trials, serving each other and sinning against each other, I knowI love my husband more than I did 5 years ago.  And I know he loves me more.  It’s been a wonderful ride, and I am so glad that we are nowhere near finished yet.

I love you Josh.