JourneyofMotherhood: Where did 25 years go? Happy Anniversary Eric!

25 years ago today, with a borrowed dress, wide eyed with the world by the tail, Eric and I said "I do" in my then bosses home surrounded by family and a few friends!

25 years ago... wow... it's hard to wrap my brain around 25 years!

I completely hit the jackpot when I saw him walking through the lobby of the bank where we both worked! And this poor guy had no idea what he was getting himself into when he held my drink at a work function oh so long ago!

25 good, hard, fun, frustrating, heart wrenching, exciting, tearful, joyful, annoying, "I can't live without you", "I can't stand you" blessed years.

I remember my boss at the time we got married sitting me down and saying, "Sharon, you are going to have good days and bad days, good weeks and bad weeks, good years and possibly bad years. But always remember to communicate with one another. Don't ever just throw in the towel." At the time I vividly remember thinking, "Times that I won't be able to stand Eric? This perfect human being that has asked me to marry him? The one that I can't stand to be away from? That's the silliest thing I've heard! We are SO in love!"

Time does have a way of presenting all the feelings from good to bad... and to be honest, we've had many of those "bad" times my former boss spoke of!

I will say that even after 25 years of marriage, I cannot imagine my life with anyone else. This guy has shown me more Grace than any other human being. He has loved me in spite of the extra dogs I bring home without mentioning it to him!

He has loved me through my endless Kinser Vale obsession....

He has loved me through my, "Can we buy another horse?!" And continues to love me through that!!

He has loved me through more things than I can count. But most importantly, he is an amazingly devoted husband to me and father to our three girls. He has more Integrity than anyone I know. His morals, his values and his love of God shows in so many ways. He pushes me and our daughters to be better people. He has learned patience over the years and he is the "go to" person for the girls. He is the one they call for advice which just makes me love him even more!