Ben and I celebrated our fourth anniversary on the 29th of July. It can't believe it's only been four years that we have been married (we dated for four before we got married).....I don't mean that derogatory at all. It just seems like we have done so much in the four years.
Maybe it was because we were forced to grow up when we found out we were having Jackson and weren't married. Maybe because in the beginning we felt like we only had each other to rely on. Or maybe because just after Jackson was born and Ben was working nights we weren't sure we were going to be able to survive each other.....or our marriage. Or maybe when we finally were able to get to the temple a year later and were able to kneel across from each other and be sealed for time and all eternity. Maybe it's because we have struggled with going to church every week and the other one is always the stronger one the week the other doesn't want to go. Or maybe because I can't imagine my life without him....
As I sit here I realize how different Ben and I really are, and how much we compliment each other on the flip side of so many things. I'm so grateful for my husband, and the love that we have that only grows stronger with each passing day. How even though I'm home all day he still comes home and picks up the living room, or makes dinner, or loads the dishes, but my very favorite is when Dylan is awake in the evening and he lets me eat my dinner first so I can "have a break and enjoy my meal" even though he is REALLY hungry and tired from a long hot day at work.
"My love for him is not of this world. It can't be broken by anything, not by any worldly ideas of what love is. Not by death. Nothing. Love is Godly, God is love. And we are his children. Our bond will carry us to the eternities and beyond. It's not cheesy, its the truth."Even though I know he is probably not going to read this I would be ungrateful if I didn't put it out there....I love you babe, thanks for the last eight years, and I can't wait for so many more.
