Adam and I have been married 20 years today! And this next Saturday we've *officially* been together 26 years. I say it *out loud* cause it still seems impossible. I don't feel old enough...except for when I do something like fall and twist an ankle and my body hurts for days afterward...or the amount of coffee it now takes me to survive just 1 day... 😂
I would be lying, and many would know, if I were to say it's been pure bliss. Maybe it has helped to watch others, to know that it takes a lot of unconditional love, work, patience, appreciation and acceptance of each other for who we have been, who we are, and what we're becoming.
I want my children to know that their mom and dad won't always see eye to eye, that we accept each other's flaws, that we love each other to the core of our being, and how we handle the storms and our disagreements. When I feel Adam isn't understanding me and I flood him with resources to hit home my point, he often reins me back in by pointing out that we're more alike than not.
God has blessed me with an assurance from the very beginning that He's had a plan for Adam and is doing an amazing work in him, and that He created and shaped Adam precisely for me. God placed me by Adam's side and Adam by mine so we can do good work together in this world. I'm so thankful to celebrate 20 years of our original covenant today, to continue this life journey with him, and to reflect on every blissful moment with extra appreciation.
I ❤ Adam!
"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." ~ Colossians 3:14
