One Year

Erick surprised me with a weekend away for our first anniversary. Unbeknownst to me, he had already packed my bags (with all details down to the very last toiletry necessity) and cancelled all weekend events I had made for us by the time he picked me up from work two Fridays ago. My sweet husband whisked me away one weekend early to Springfield, Kentucky, where we spent a night at the lovely Maple Hill Manor bed and breakfast and played with alpacas, picked apples, and watched the sun set over deep green hills.

Needless to say, it was the perfect way to celebrate our one year landmark. The next weekend we visited a new cafe we discovered and spent the quiet afternoon reflecting on the Lord's goodness to us and all the things we learned and desire to grow in for our marriage. The reflection will continue, we concluded, as we want to constantly be thinking about what the Lord is/has been showing us, but we are thankful for this one year mark to pause and intentionally praise Him for His faithfulness in our life together. What an adventure it has been! A year marked with joy, challenge, forgiveness, grace and dependence on the Lord as we are continually being knit together as one.