**unapologeticly personal anniversary post** Happy anniversary to this amazing woman. In the words of Jordan Peterson “marriage is where you tie yourself to another person and you say ‘For better or worse, I’m not going anywhere, EVER’” And then you have someone by your side to contend with. You wrestle with them and they with you and in the process you become better. You become whole. You promise to tell the truth. To be there in the tears. To lighten the mood with a laugh. To put your nose to the grindstone together and build a life worth living. You become the foundation for a flourishing family and create something that you hope lasts as long as you do... a union you can depend on. I know not everyone finds that or even wants it. I know for some, the dreams end and the ties - and hearts - are broken. But, darlin’, not ours. And we work at it Every. Single. Day. I’ve always wanted what we have and know I couldn’t have done any of this without you. And though the pictures don’t tell the whole story (there are definitely days where I’d prefer not to try to take a picture of the kind of day we had!) they tell the part that matters most. No matter what, we always come together - No matter what, we work hard to put ourselves in each other’s shoes - No matter what, we support each other’s endeavors, say the difficult things, and plot a course for the future - No matter what, we hit the ground running every day and carry our respective loads. I’ve never respected another person more than I do you. And I’ve never cared about anyone more than myself until I found you. Thank you for our boys. Thank you for your love. Thank you for being the person I can make dreams real with. Yours is the laughter I crave. Yours is the voice I want to hear. 7 is the number of wholeness—completeness—perfection May the next 7 be all of those things and more. -Happy Anniversary @Christin VanHouten -

Posted by Coach Alex VanHouten at 2022-06-21 14:49:33 UTC