Happy 3-Year Anniversary!
Wow! It's hard to believe that 3 years ago today I was getting married to my best friend! Now, three years later, we have just had our first little baby girl! I am still head over heels in love with this man! I adore him, and I feel so incredibly blessed that he chose me to be his wife! Seriously, this guy could have had any girl in the world, and for some reason he chose me! What's more, God created me to be his helpmeet for life! Wow! What an honor!
As I mentioned, we just had our first baby girl! She is a sweet little miracle from heaven, and we can't get enough of her! I love getting to be a momma, and I know Skyler is enjoying every minute of being a daddy! However, we cannot forget that the priority relationship in our family must be ours !
"The greatest overall influence you will have on your children will not come in your role as dad or mom but as a husband or wife."
The Bible exalts the relationship between husband and wife. The Lord is pictured as the bridegroom and believers His bride.
It is easy to think that now, because we have Kyria, we are a true family. But we were a family even when it was just Skyler and I! Marriage is the first relationship established in scripture. God-willing, even when our children grow up and start their own families, Skyler and I will still be joyfully sharing life with one another!
I believe that the quality of our relationship with Kyria, and any other blessings God may send our way, will depend on the quality of our marriage relationship. How wonderful for a child to grow up knowing that his/her mom and dad are madly in love with one another! I want our children to see us laughing together, playing together, praying together! I want them to feel secure in knowing that the two most important people in their life love eachother! Therefore, Skyler and I's relationship must take priority over all other relationships - even our children. We must protect our marriage. This doesn't mean we love Kyria less, we simply choose to prioritize one another first. Afterall, it was out of our love for one another that this little child came to be. How could we now sacrifice one for the other?
Isn't that similar to how we love the Lord first with all our hearts!? This doesn' t mean we love others less. In fact, the problem isn't that we love people too much, but that we don't love God enough. The heart is AWESOME like that! There is always room for more love! We must prioritize our relationship with God first, and the relationship with our spouse must be second!
So even though we just had Kyria a little over a week ago, tonight we are heading out to celebrate our anniversary, and Grammie Jasper will be watching her! We won't be gone long, just a nice dinner out, and maybe a little shopping. However, I am looking forward to this time alone with Skyler. In upcoming weeks we plan to continue having a "date night" once a week! Once a year we are committed to taking a weekend retreat alone together. Not only this, but both of us are committed to keeping our marriage fresh and fun! I love this man, and I want Kyria to know how wonderful her daddy is! Skyler is always encouraging me, and lifting me up - he even left a sweet little note and Bible verse on our bathroom mirror this morning! :)
"How beautiful you are, my darling, oh how beautiful . . . You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes" ~ Song of Songs
What are you doing to keep your marriage the priority relationship in your family!?
Happy Anniversary to you both! I pray many more years of blessings to your family. The key to a wonderful marriage is keeping Jesus Christ as the head and center of your marriage. Love the Lord our Savious and He will indeed bless your family.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! I love this post. I think it is so easy once you become a parent to want to give everything you have to your kids. But I totally agree that the best gift we can give our children is the example of a happy, healthy, faith centered marriage!
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly agree with every point in your post! When people ask when we are going to start our family I tell them it began October 8, 1999!
ReplyDeleteSuch great words, sister! So much important truth here, and wonderful reminders! Thank you for showing me what it is to be a great wife and helpmeet! I have learned so much and pray it will make it that much easier for me to be faithful in that role. Lord knows I still have a really LONG way to go!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary :)
ReplyDeleteI just started following your blog a couple of months ago and was about to unsubscribe. Don't get me wrong, you seem like a lovely person. It was just a lot of excited first-time-baby entries and my priorities aren't quite the same.
This post, however, confirms that even though I'm a couple of years down the proverbial road, we have very similar priorities after all.
God bless you in your marriage and parenthood. And He WILL if you continue to put Him first, husband second, precious babies next. ;)
Ashlee, Thanks for the anniversary wishes, and thank you for your honesty! I love being able to share my life with others. Even though I know there will be some topics that are less relevant to some of my readers, I can't help but share what I live! I hope you will stick around, there is sure to be a variety of adventures to come! I am glad we have similar priorities after all! I think we all have much more in common than we realize! :)
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