Year 13 & 14

With optimism, I looked for anniversary posts on our 13th & 14th years of marriage so I can finish this series I started. There are none. Oh, 2013 & 2014, you jerks, you. Matt and I had a real hard time with those years. Overwhelmed with life, work, our first teenager, and an ADHD child, we had nothing left for each other.

The good news is we made it! I learned some things along the way, too. Things like the best bottle of red under $10. (ha! kidding, kinda.) I poured a lot into the kids during those days. Which is kind of cliche but also, kind of like loving Matt because they are half him. I learned new things about food and tried new dishes which is one of Matt's favorite ways to be loved. Honestly, there was a whole lot of "Help me, Jesus!" At some point, it didn't stop being difficult but I noticed that I had some strategies built up for when it's tough. Maybe there is some wisdom there but mostly I am just keeping it real.