24 Years of Us

We celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary with a simple, quiet dinner at Nando’s. Even with Christmas just around the corner, my wife and I both worked a full day, meeting at the restaurant once the sun had set. We weren’t alone for long, though; we were joined by Kayla, Keiron, and Kayla’s boyfriend, James, who traveled all the way from Monaco to spend a few days with us.

While it was wonderful to have the kids and our guest there, the heart of the night belonged to us. We are standing on the doorstep of a major milestone, next year marks our Silver Wedding Anniversary.

As I reminisce about the years we’ve spent as a married couple, I’m filled with a feeling I can’t quite put into words. It has been a long road paved with struggles, patience, and sacrifice. We were young when we said "I do," and yet every challenge we faced only served to make us stronger.

Our patience has been tested more times than I can count, but it always rose above our disagreements and our pride. We sacrificed a lot to build the family we have today. It has been a journey that brought us to this beautiful point where it feels like nothing and no one could ever separate us. We started as best friends, and I am so grateful that we remain exactly that today.

We aren’t a perfect couple. We’ve had our ups and downs, our arguments, and our differences. But the beauty of our relationship lies in our ability to find a middle ground. In our home, there is forgiveness instead of resentment, acceptance instead of mere tolerance, love as our foundation and God at the very center of it all. Having God in the middle of our marriage provides the balance we need to navigate life's storms.

I hope that next year, I’ll be sitting down to blog about our 25th anniversary. Perhaps celebrating with a grand party surrounded by all our family and friends. I pray to the Lord for continued health for my wife and me, our children, and our loved ones.

Here’s to being alive, being together, and looking forward to another 25 years of love. To 24 years down, and a lifetime to go!