Yesterday Wyatt and I celebrated 10 years of marriage!! :) We have gotten to celebrate this whole week and we have enjoyed EVERY single moment of it!! We are so thankful for this time!! :) Wyatt and I have always had a really good relationship...of course we have had our "down" moments, but we get along really well and have good communication!!! As we were traveling home yesterday we were talking about some of the biggest things we have learned throughout our marriage! We laughed and (I) cried as we remembered some of our most precious moments together, we cracked up at some of the situations we have been put in and we were SO joyful as we talked about some of our biggest accomplishments!! :) We came up with these 10 things we have learned in our 10 years of marriage! (Of course we have learned a LOT more than just 10 things, but these are at the very top of our list!!:))
1. First and foremost...Christ should always be at the CENTER of your marriage! Without Him, EVERYTHING is so much harder! Even when we have Him things get hard, but we have hope, joy and peace knowing that He is taking care of it!
2. LOVE covers anything!! Yes, you will disagree and go through valley's in your marriage but when you love each other unconditionally and wholeheartedly, those disagreements don't seem as personal and attacking!! Forgive quickly and shower each other with grace!
3. Pray together every night! There is no better connection than your connection in Christ!! Share with one another prayers requests and things that are on your heart, and then pray about them for each other!!!
4. Family is hard!! It just is...combining two families that most likely did everything completely opposite from one another is NOT easy!! Extend GRACE as often as you can!! You cannot change people, but God can!! Pray and trust that God will provide these changes that need to be made, love hard and love well!
5. Laugh, a LOT!!! Make each other laugh, and not because you are making fun of someone or something else, but because you have FUN together!!
6. Continue to date one another! Dates WILL look different when you have kiddos at home (Whether they are young or old), but make an effort to continue to show your spouse attention and love!! Someday, when you kiddos are gone, you want to know that you still have that awesome connection that you started off with!! :)
7. Comparison KILLS contentment!! Every!! Single! Time!! Don't go there!!
8. Intimacy is a choice! A very good choice! :)
9. Don't talk badly behind your spouses back!! This is one of our BIGGEST pet peeves!!!! It isn't pretty and makes the other person feel terribly! Instead build your spouse up and encourage them every chance you get!! SO many others are tearing them down, don't be one of them!
10. Set goals together and ENJOY reaching them!! Working together towards a goal is so rewarding and fun!! Be creative together about how you can reach that goal...even if it is small!!!
I am so thankful for my husband and for our life together!! :)
