:: Celebrating 8 Years ::

The blessings of the past 8 years of marriage can hardly be expressed in words. God has been so amazingly good to us and the years just seem to be getting sweeter and sweeter as we grow in our love and knowledge of Jesus Christ and seek to live lives truly changed. On August 19, 2000 we tied the knot and our family has certainly changed since then. Four years ago Jonathan surprised me with a trip to California and a getaway in Santa Barbara to celebrate our anniversary. Little did we expect that four years later would be our next opportunity for an overnight getaway. Having newborns didn't help much nor the fact that it isn't always possible to find someone to watch your kids while on the field. So taking advantage of the family help over the past 5 months has really given us lots of dates--so refreshing for us!

Tuesday we went to Grand Haven, Michigan to celebrate. It was only 35 minutes away so a good choice since we have had plenty of car time over the past month. We stayed at a Bed & Breakfast called the Boyden House and we certainly enjoyed our first B&B experience. We walked along the boardwalk, enjoyed the sunset on the beach and the fact that our conversation was uninterrupted or just walking in silent contentment...a really strange feeling after always having the chatter of kids around. It was a long overdue & super refreshing time for us and we are so very thankful we were able to getaway!