happy anniversary

Today Jeff and I have been married for 9 years.

It feels great to 'beat the odds' and stay together for this long when the world was against us. We both have very supportive families and they have all been such a blessing in our lives. Sure, there have been rough times and hard stuff that we've had to go through. We pretty much had to grow up together and be adults because there was no other choice. It has brought us so close and I'm glad for that.

I was looking through our wedding album when Liam came in. He just stared at the pictures of the three of us. This was our conversation:

Liam: "How long have you been married?"

Me: "Nine years tomorrow."

Liam: "I am nine..."

Me: "You sure are!" *smiling*

Liam: "So you can have a baby when you're not married?"

Me: "Shut the door Liam. I want to make this very clear to you. Yes you can have a baby when you are not married. But no, it is not the best thing to do. I need you to understand that you were never a mistake. God has always had a plan for you and you are a very special guy. Mommy and Daddy weren't being responsible and God decided that we needed to grow up and He gave us you. It would have been better and easier if we would have waited and got married first but sometimes people don't make the best choices. We loved each other very much and wanted to be a family. And we have never regretted it!"

Liam: "I was a pretty cute baby. And I'm glad that we're a family."

Me: "Me too Liam."

Liam: "Mom, why do you have so many kissy pictures?? Yuck!"

I hope that I did the right thing and told him in the best way. It has never been a secret, we are very young. I just need him to know that there has always been a plan for him, for all the kids! What I can do is pray and trust that God is in charge and He knows best. I'm so thankful for our family and I'm so grateful that God is good and has blessed us so richly.

It's been a great nine years and I'm looking forward to many more nine years-es!

Here are a few of our 'ancient' wedding shots...