Today John and I are celebrating our anniversary. I thought it was fitting that I also make today my first post. I’ve kept up with websites for the boys in the past but they were shut down. I started to use Facebook but I really just wanted something different. I haven’t had much time to figure out a new venue until now. As I looked at my options the main thing that made me start this blog is the fact that I can print off these and make them into a book. I loved the idea that later the kids would be able to look at the pages and read about things in their lives. I know my siblings and I enjoy looking at old pictures from our childhood and telling our versions of the story. At least this way my kids will have mom’s version to compare theirs to.
Our little Allen family got started on the longest day of the year. John and I joke about that day being a sign for what lay before us. We also have a joke that involves my sister, Lauren. She was my maid of honor and so very nervous in her speech she wished us happiness for our 50 years of marriage. So as it is right now we only have 42 more years to go!!! When John or I am annoying the other, we always ask if we can count the 7 years before we got married to hurry this thing along.
All joking aside we are very happy together. This relationship has taught us many things through the years. I think that the seven years before our marriage were part of God’s plan so that way our marriage would be a smooth one. We’ve had our rough times but we always manage to remember that things will work out if we work as a team. One of our songs played at our wedding was “The Servant Song”. We thought that it fit for what we were pledging to be to one another.
“Let me be your servant, Let me be like Christ to you…
We are here to help each other, Walk the mile and bear the load.”
Now that we have had five kids in these eight years, the words of that song only seem to mean more. We have our different roles and chores to keep this family going but through pregnancies, work, etc we always seem to know when the other needs a little extra help. We seem to always be working to keep the kids from realizing they out number us!
So here’s to eight wonderful years together and for the journey we still have ahead. Happy Anniversary!
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