The Last 4 years
Believe it or not, Ethan and I are celebrating 4 years
of marriage on Thursday! It blows my mind to think that it has actually been
that long. It has been, to say the least, a whirlwind of a ride. Three
addresses, 2 promotions for him, 3 jobs for me and a wonderful daughter to top
it all off. I am so blessed and so amazed at all that we’ve have been through
and accomplished together.
It has become increasingly more apparent to me all of
the couples our age who are not making it. The thought of divorce has always
saddened me, yes, but never has it hit me as hard as it has here lately. I am
beginning to see it affect those around me and those I’ve known over the years.
Quite honestly, it’s scary.
I cannot even begin to say that I understand marriage
(at all) or that I have the key to marriage success. I can’t say I have a
secret or that my marriage is the marriage to top all marriages. With things we
have been through and done or seen, I sometimes just have to stop and think God
for bringing us through and giving us strength to always be there for one
another and to have forgiving hearts even when it is very, very difficult. I
stand in awe of the power of simple love.
So that being said and in honor of four years of
wonderful, hard, crazy, beautiful years of marriage, here are four promises and
personal goals I have for this fifth year of marriage.
4. Taking time to listen and engage.
Simply
take an interest in something that Ethan enjoys, even if I don’t completely
understand. (Which is most often the case!)
3. Make time to spend together.
Our anniversary vacation has been the
first chance in 2 and a half years for Ethan and I to spend some time alone
with Aria and it has become very apparent to me how important that is!
2. Spend time in devotions together.
Something
that we have not been able to successfully commit to.
1. 1. Pray for Ethan DAILY!!
I pray for Ethan, but I have
seen the power of prayer in marriages and I want to be a wife who vigilantly prays
for her husband.
I just thought it would be
nice to share these personal goals with you all in hopes that others may take
the time to create some goals for your own marriage or self.
Let’s be the generation
that changes the statistics and makes our marriages last!
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