Marriage

With our first annivesary quickly approaching, I have found myself reflecting over this past year and how we have felt like our marriage has been. Oh my, oh so different than I thought marriage could ever be. If you would have asked me when I was in my early 20's, I would have had a completely different answer than I do now after completing this first year. I think that I read too many novels and watched too many romantic movies. I had this idealistic picture that everything would be this romantic sweet perfect picture and it is just not like that. And who would want it like that? Marriage is a give and take relationship. It is about thinking of someone else before yourself. It is definitely one of the hardest and best things that I have had to go through and wouldn't change it for anything in this world. I know that Clark and I still have a long way to go in learning and figuring things out about each other and I am thankful that we can grow and learn together. I am thankful that God created marriage and may our goal continue to be one of a picture of Christ and the church. Oh that others would see that as they look at our marriage!