December 4, 2004

Today is our four year wedding anniversary!!! It is hard to imagine that we have been married four years already - time really flies by. This anniversary is different from the rest for two special reasons - we now have Michael and Jeremiah. That won't keep us from going out and celebrating - we are getting a babysitter for the first time, (other than my mom)! But these two special reasons help us see more of how faithful God has been in our lives! Every anniversary in the past we could see God's hand in our lives and thank Him for what He has done, but this year there are two lives that God created that are playing on my living room floor as I type. Two lives that he has given to us to raise in the admonition of the Lord. What a gift! It is something that we have to be thankful for.

At our wedding we had the congregation sing the hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. We had this hymn sung because already in our relationship we saw how faithful God was to us to provide us with each other. Looking back over the 4 years of our marriage we see God's faithfulness all throughout. God was faithful to provide for us the 3 years in seminary. He used UPS to pay for our school and the birth of the boys! We have countless stories of his faithfulness in the little things and in the huge things! He has provided jobs, vehicles, food, health, and family! He is a good, righteous God that takes care of His people!

Great is THY faithfulness!!!

A theme in our wedding and one that we want to carry over into our marriage, parenting, and lives is this:

"Depending upon Christ for strength and wisdom, we commit ourselves to the establishment of a Christian home."
We pray that God will continue to bless our home and our children and give us the wisdom and strength to be Godly parents to our children as we continue to grow as Godly spouses in our marriage. Because the best way we can be great parents to Michael and Jeremiah is to be great spouses to one another!

I love you Mike!