1 Corinthians 13:4

A scripture read at our wedding that means so much more today...

“Love is patient; love is kind
and envies no one.
Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude;
never selfish, not quick to take offense.
There is nothing love cannot face;
there is no limit to its faith,
its hope, and endurance.
In a word, there are three things
that last forever: faith, hope, and love;
but the greatest of them all is love.” - 1 Corinthians 13:4

Today David and I have been married for a year and a half. It seems like so much longer (in a good way) probably just because the last year has been so jam-packed with life experiences. I think about the times when we were dating, then living together and during our engagement- my have we come a long way in such a short period of time!

I'm not putting this out there to brag about our relationship, but I know so many people going through divorces, broken relationships etc. that need to have faith that 'the one' is out there! Love is real and so amazing! It's truly the greatest gift God has for us.

In my experience I knew unconditional love first as a mother and then as a wife. But that's exactly what I feel for David- no matter what I love him and support him 100%. We're not perfect by any means. We disagree, we bicker, we get bogged down in stress, but early on we committed to never go to bed angry, to forgive and compromise. We both tell people our communication is the key to the health of our relationship. I'm so lucky that David loves me so much that he's willing to both talk and listen so much! I can't even imagine how much time we spent talking the first couple of years we were together. We came from very different childhoods and different family dynamics which was a big deal considering David wanted to raise Emma with me and have children together at some point.

David has kind of had to wait for me to grow up in certain aspects. When David and I met I was living on my own with Emma in my Granny's house which we were renting from the family. Keep in mind we were just blocks from my parents, but this was my first experience with paying bills, cooking meals by myself etc. and even though I was 'out on my own' I still had lots of help from my family and friends. Oh how I miss the days that David was M-F 8-5! He would come over to my house after he got off of work and we'd have dinner, play with Emma and visit. Pretty much right away he joined my bowling league team so we did that together every Thursday night. I was 22 years old when I met David, recently divorced and trying to manage school and working full time. I really wasn't looking to meet anybody, but my plans didn't matter.

It wasn't even two weeks until David wanted to meet my parents. We met on May 21st and David bought tickets to take us all to the UT Baseball regionals on June 3rd. This won big points with my dad. I don't think my parents expected me to meet someone so quickly either. I wasn't really going out and definitely wasn't looking. My whole family and I were still reeling from the hand my ex had dealt us. Leaving me, leaving Emma and walking away from the past four years. But he was a boy and David was a Man. A man who had learned from his own failed relationships and who was willing to give me time to let him in, love and trust again.

I think I can speak for both of us when I say that David and I are so, so, so happy! Sure, there could always be less bills, more money, less stress at work etc. but no matter what I know David is always right when he tells me, "It's going to be ok." We have each other and that's what's important.

PS- today marks the 24th week of my pregnancy = 6mos. :)