Anniversaries

May is definitely a month of memories for us as we hold two special anniversaries in May. The first being our wedding anniversary on May 29th. This year we will celebrate 12 years of marriage. It truly is a blessing to be living in a Godly marriage, committed to one another and affirming each other in who God made them.

Many people know of our unique beginning as a couple, but for those of you who don't - Jonathan and I met on a blind date for my senior high school prom. We always joked that it was impossible to not fall in love when your have first date is in a tuxedo and evening gown...but the truth is, God had to have orchestrated our relationship from the beginning (with a little help from my family - you know who you are!). We were married just over a year later at the tender age of 19 and though most would find that age too young to begin married life together, we have been blessed beyond measure in the twelve years since.

Jonathan and I have had our share of trials and difficulties, as all marriages do, but as we reflect on the last 12 years, I think we can both say without doubt that we are more in love with one another, that our relationship has grown stronger and that we are more a family now, than ever before.

One of the great adventures of our married life was when we came to Hungary - and that brings me to the other anniversary of May. On May 16th we passed the two year mark for living in Hungary. I think we both can attest to year two being more superb than the first, and marvel at the speed at which at passed. It almost slipped by us without notice until we were asked by someone on the very anniversary how long we had been in Hungary. Like marriage, the time we have spent with Hungary has changed and matured us. We are not the same people that we were when we first began this great adventure, but the relationship that has grown the most in this time is our relationship with God. And as we reflect on these past two years, we can say we are both more in love with God, that our relationship has grown stronger, and that we are even more a part of the body of Christ than ever before.

Here are a few snapshots in time to show how we have changed since the beginning of these timelines.

Jonathan and I on the night we met (1998) ....and last Fall (2010).

Our family not long after we arrived in Hungary and two years later...