today is my 9th anniversary. wow...i really can't believe i've been married that long! rusty and i met our freshman year of college. which means we've known each other for about 14 years or so.i've been thinking back to those college days lately and trying to remember our dating years. it was often fun but we definitely had our rocky moments. but i remember how i felt about him when i finally "came around" (he had been chasing me for a while and i wasn't interested!). i always wanted to be with him. i wanted to spend time with him at any chance i got. if i saw him in the dining hall, i got excited. we would hang out at mountain campus or go to frost chapel just to talk. we would go for drives off campus...one place in particular was this mountain close by where you could see for miles and miles. fun times.
and now i get to be with him all the time. and i know i'm just not as grateful for that as i should be. we have come far in our marriage....our journey together has been far from perfect and it never will be. we are both still learning so much about each other....how to meet each other's needs, how to put the other one first, how to love each other, how to forgive and give grace to each other. i'm happy that we have many more years to learn more about these things. it keeps marriage exciting.
so to my hubby....happy anniversary! i can't put into words just how grateful i am to have you as a husband....God has truly used you in my life to show me HUGE things. your unconditional love for me has been a great example of my Father's love for me. i feel i never have to doubt that you love me....you are so good at it :) and i know i can be a complainer...but really, you are a fantastic husband and father. the good far outweighs the bad. and every argument or fight that we have...only tends to draw us to the gospel. i know God is working on both of us and teaching us more about repentance. i just need to constantly remind myself of what a blessing this is....to have a husband who is willing to admit his faults and come to me for forgiveness. thank you for modeling this for me. i can only pray that i will do this more and that God will humble me. so....THANK YOU....you are an amazing man and i'm privileged to call you my husband of 9 years. thank you for the wonderful memories and i look forward to the years to come. i love you.
7 comments:
That's awesome, Keri! I'm proud of you guys. Happy Anniversary!!
WOW! Thanks for sharing what's on your heart. In the wife/mom daily grind, it's easy to forget those early years when every encounter with each other was something to look forward to and cherished long after. Sweet times - thanks for the reminder!
Happy Anniversary friends! Your marriage has been a blessing to me. So where was that spot off campus that you liked to go? Jon and I liked to walk around Myrtle Hill cemetery-ever go there? I sometimes look at Jon and try to see him the way I did when we first started dating. It's fun to remember those feelings, and then to apppreciate how much deeper they are now. I'm so thankful the Lord created marriage! Love you guys!
Happy, Happy, Happy anniversary, you guys!! What great stories you have to tell and so many more to make! We love you guys, congrats!!
Happy anniversary, dear friends! Courting at Berry...now those were happy days! We pray that God gives you many, many more years of blessing and love.
I have also thoroughly enjoyed hearing of the Disney cruise, and the pictures are great! What fun!
And...I have some pictures of Asa on our blog for his six month birthday- wearing the super cute outfit you gave him!!
Happy Anniversary! I remember when Eric and I first hooked up, you and Rusty were so up each others butt, it was really sweet.
Happy (late) anniversary!! What a wonderful post. Since we met y'all as Keri and Rusty, it was nice to peek into how y'all became Keri and Rusty. We miss y'all.
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