Happy Anniversary to Us-April 18, 1998
*This Post was written Anniversary Eve.
Eleven years ago we began our journey as a family. Though we’ve weathered many storms, I’d like to think the rain on our wedding day was symbolic of showers of blessing.
Starting out as a family of four brought many challenges. But we’ve continually pushed through. And we’re all still alive. Plus one more.
Finances have been up and down. But at least it’s been adventurous. And now we have a deeper appreciation for what we have. Like Diet Coke.
We’ve had enough drama to run a prime time series for the next eleven years. But we survived it without therapy. Perhaps it’s not too late for medication.
And then there were those storms. Aside from Katrina, Gustav and Ike, we’ve survived the Calamaties of Cammie including but not limited to Dramatic Displays of Emotion (often referred to as hysteria), Driving While Dramatic (there’s a drama theme here) and The Disappearance of Cammie.
Then there were the Courtney Catastrophes including but not limited to Sleepwalking Scares, Demandings of a Disgruntled Daughter and Destructive Driving.
We’re currently still riding the Strong-willed Seas of Sophie which include but are not limited to Tantrums of a Tired Toddler, War of the Wills and Whining While Dining.
We’ve had our share of battles. Worn out and weary, hormones rising and cycles colliding, pouting and nagging, tempers flaring and overbearing… we’ve endured a lot. And then when our families went home we had our own issues to deal with.
Thank God for Midol and Benadryl, Grandparents & friends, Time Outs and Sticker Charts, M&Ms and Diet Coke. But most of all for His grace and wisdom, for His peace and unfailing love.
And thank God it hasn’t all been chaos and commotion and high strung emotion.
We’ve laughed until we cried. You have literally. Laughter has been as much a theme in our home as drama. I think it’s helped keep us sane.
We’ve made so many memories around the kitchen table. And then came Sophie. Sorry Sophie. Things change. But our family of five has continued to make memories. And now we’re expanding once again as we prepare for life as grandparents with a three year old aunt. God help us.
We’ve made memories across the miles… Six Flags, Busch Gardens, Sea World, Disney World, Cheaha Mountain, Stone Mountain and more. And we will make many more.
We’ve prayed through pain and found peace. We’ve talked out probelms and found solutions or learned to compromise.
We’ve battled many a sleepless night. But tonight, we shall sleep. Sophie is at Nana and Poppy’s.
Happy Anniversary, Baby! Looking forward to the next eleven.
I love you! I’m proud to be your Little Angle (Angel 🙂 )!
Goodnight….. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
***Saturday a.m.
Good morning, Baby! Happy Anniversary…it’s raining today! 🙂
This is so sweet. I love it Rena.
Happy Anniversary you two!
Ginger
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Happy Anniversary to you both! Only God can take two separate people and make them one… Why? I don’t know! He must be as adventurous as y’all!
Praying for many more years of wedded “bliss” for you…
I’m a Believer!
Laura
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Happy Anniversary, Rena and Joe. I like the names of your storms. Last year, Laura and I visited California. On the flight I was reading Nahum Chapter 1, and looking down at the tops of clouds, which the Bible calls “the dust of his feet,” and I got to thinking about some of the ways the Lord shows Himself in storms and calamities.
Nahum 1:3: “The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.” (tornados, hurricanes, and storms)
Nahum 1:4: “He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.” (droughts)
Nahum 1:5: “The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.” (earthquakes, mudslides, and forest fires)
Nahum 1:6: “Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.” (volcanoes, avalanches)
Nahum 1:8: “But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.” (floods)
Most people, when asked to quickly name the opposite of “love,” will blurt out, “hate.” But this is incorrect. The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is indifference. And our loving and just and jealous God is anything but indifferent.
happy anniversary rena! this time next year i’ll be sharing my anniversary with you in the month of april as well…4.24 is our big day!! eek!!!
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