Still Crazy after all these years...........

Hello!!
This week Tim and I will celebrate our 13th year of marriage. It seems like just yesterday we were just saying "I do". Time flies when you're having fun so they say.

A lot has happened in the last 13 years. We have gone through ups and downs- joys and sorrows. Every year is better than the last. I really have a most wonderful husband.

As I reflect back on the last 13 years ( and yes, here comes yet another list) I have been thinking about what has our marriage a happy and healthy one.

1. We have never gone a day without saying, "I love you".
I do mean it every time I say it. It is important for you spouse to hear you say that. If you can say, "put the lid down would ya!" and mean it, you can also say " I love you" and mean it.

2. Going to bed angry is not an option.
If you carry your anger over to the next day, it's way to easy to keep hanging on to it. Let it go. Let it go.

3. You don't always need to be right.
I had a big problem with this when we first got married. I have since settled myself down and realized I am not perfect.

4. Don't put your children before your marriage.
It took me some time to get this one as well. When we had our first child I poured everything I had in to being the perfect mom. In doing that, I totally blew off my role as wife to Tim. Your heart grows and always has enough love to share.

5. Don't get bent out of shape over trivial things.
Is the toilet seat really worth blowing up over?

6. There is nothing wrong with having time to yourself.
We all need time to reflect, think, pray, chill etc.

7. Compromise.
You need to be willing to bend a little and sometimes a lot. Team work is the way to go.

8. Humor.
I have a billion stories to back this one.

9. Communication
It's like air water and sunshine.

10. Faith.
I would say that this is the most important. Tim and I are able to start and end each day knowing God is at the head of our family. With this comes contentment, grace, joy, compassion, discipline, work, hope, endurance, and peace.

Happy anniversary, Tim. I love you!!