Happy 6th Anniversary!

Happy 6th Anniversary to my wonderful husband Lesh!  I can not believe 6 years have flown by in our marriage.  Marriage is not always easy.  I'm reminded of a book written by Gary Thomas, Sacred Marriage.  The premise of the book is what if God created marriage to make us holy rather than to make us happy.  I think so many people go into marriage thinking marriage is going to solve all our loneliness and that we are going to be so happy.  We look at marriage through rose colored lenses and think that our husbands will fulfill all our needs.  Gary Thomas talks about becoming holy in marriage because when you put two imperfect people together problems are about to arise. 

Marriage takes constant work, but most importantly it takes both husband and wives to have a real relationship with God.  He reveals our sins to us and our selfishness.  I told a friend once who asked what caused most fights or disputes in marriage and I told her I thought it was selfishness.  I can recall almost all of mine and Lesh's arguments stem from one of us being selfish.  It is hard to put aside what you want and admit your selfishness.  Lesh and I have not had a perfect marriage, but I do know that God has used our differences to sharpen each other and to stretch us to grow closer to Him.  I can't wait to see what the next 6 years will bring.  Thank you Lord for blessing our 6 years of marriage.

This picture was taken in 2002 at Second's Single Life Christmas dance.  We weren't even dating when this picture was taken, but we were good friends.  By the way we were dancing to the Macarena! Ha!

Lesh and I went on a mission trip with our church in 2003.  We were dating at the time.

Lesh proposed to me in Nacogdoches in October of 2003 at the SFASU arboretum.  It was a place that was special to me.  I used to have my quiet times there and spent lots of great praying time there.

This was our engagement picture.

This is Lesh and I last month at Fogo. 

Romans 12:9-11

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.