Twelve

John and I have been married twelve years today. Twelve. Think of a twelve year-old kid! That's a lot of years!

I'm so thankful for our marriage and how God has used it to make both of us more like Christ. This past year has been especially hard with having the second child and the post partum depression, yet I can see how God has used the struggle for our good. I can honestly say that we feel closer to each other now than ever before.

John's surf trip with four other Christian guys was really good. They did some lessons from a Tim Keller study on marriage and had good conversations about being husbands and fathers. And of course they did lots of surfing and relaxing!

Today we became members of our new church. It seems a fitting day for our anniversary and what I feel like is the beginning of lots of new beginnings. We already feel like we're growing at our new church and we're excited about getting to know everyone. It's awesome to feel hopeful and optimistic about the future. Praise the Lord!