November 30, 1991 - November 30, 2012

21 years today... 

9 babies, bills, 

mountain top experiences, Jesus, 

walking through the valleys, tough times 

 and forgiveness...

We would do it all over again...  What an adventure it truly has been!  It has been an encouragement to see both of our parents keep their marriage vows for over 45 years!

Real love is always forgiving and never giving up...  forgiveness cannot be mentioned enough...  forgiveness...

This marriage is not a fairy tale of romance or an ideal you may look and see "their" story as...  

-Moving to a 40 acre farm and living old fashioned, having a slew of babies at a big farm table with oil lights and big farm dinners from scratch...  Hubby working as a farmer and the family singing hymns by guitar and farming with horses-  Our marriage is all of this for sure...  But our marriage has walked through some deep valleys, we have had mounting bills and living way below any means, hard times, disappointments and more.  But what keeps this marriage going  strong is Jesus and forgiveness.  Marriage is hard work with God in the mix...  I cannot imagine making it without Him...  

The real romance of this story is that we stuck together through thick and thin...

I am thankful we have the legacy of 21 years so far to give our children our children's children...

We would do it all over again.  It has truly been an adventure and I cannot imagine doing it with anyone else...  

This song was sang at our wedding day 21 years ago today and still stands true today



xo

HomemakerAng and The Gentle Giant