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The 7 Year Itch

My friend and I were recently talking about marriage and all the things it teaches you and the hardships that you go through. A good marriage does not come without hard times, it’s through those hard times where you find out how much your love can really grow. Can you come out of the hard times stronger together or stronger apart? I fully believe that marriage makes you a better person. It challenges you to grow as a person all the time. You are going to have disagreements with each other, but it’s how you choose to face them whether your marriage grows or becomes stagnant. We were married at the very young age of 19.. yes I know crazy! lol. Our relationship before kids was incredible, we had our hiccups but we had so much fun; we were literally the expression of young, dumb and in love. I think when everyone gets married you think that it won’t happen to you or that you will be better than that. We won’t ever fight like that, we will never go to bed angry or I will never yell at my spouse or…

For Better or Worse

It feels most fitting for my first post to be about the man I created this beautiful family with, Adam. We met our senior year of high school and were married at 19, which now we both think is totally insane lol but here we are 11 years later. We both firmly believe that God comes first, then your marriage, and then your children. My husband had a relationship with God and a dedication to the church that I loved so much about him. He is the one who made me understand how important church truly is.  He leads our family so well, he loves fiercely, and he has never made me question his love and commitment for me and our family, not once. Marriage is hard work, but it’s hard work that is absolutely worth it. I recently read a passage from one of my most favorite books ever, Come Matter Here by Hannah Brencher. If you have not read this book you absolutely have to, because it is life changing, click the picture for the link. In her book she says, “you can never take a person at 80 percent with the hope that the…