Another year has come and gone

Well we made it to our 16th year- or well we actually celebrated year 17 a year early... maybe one day we will learn to count.   We are friends- we laugh together a lot- we take care of the house- we take care of the kids- we sleep- we wake- we go to church- we tithe- we vacation (or we really did this year with a trip to Key West)...we fight and misunderstand each other but less often than we used to.  I wonder sometimes, and this blog is really about me thinking out loud,  is this really all there is to marriage... I mean do other marriages function as friendships and that's it.  I am left again this year as I look at July 12 wondering- is there more?!  If there is how do we get there...will we ever get there...is this what God had in mind?  I don't want a marriage like movies show.  Do those even exist?  What about the mental image of love/romance/marriage that come with music?  Does that exist?  Maybe it doesn't - maybe we are just meant to be really good friends.  Maybe years from now I will look back and decide to erase this entire blog and think how young and foolish I was. 16 years - I struggle with the phrase Happy Anniversary- just left it as hey we made it.  Until next time...

Yesterday we sang this song at church and it washed right over my soul and into my world.  God continues to work on me and refine me through my marriage and I am so very thankful for that.  I continue to pray that as God reveals Himself to me through our "issues" that He will continue to allow us to be a blessing to others through them.  I woke several times during the night with this song on my heart and I was reminded that God will bring restoration to our world- He has in many ways already and He will continue to do so.  I pray that if   you are reading this and there is something you are struggling with that you will soon feel your sorrow/frustration/hurting whatever into joy.  I pray that you will feel that restoration that can only be provided by God!