31 Years!

Chad and I have been married now for 31 years - today! That sounds like a long time, well that's because it is a LONG time! He is a good husband, a good father, a good provider, a good 'problem solver', and honest business man, and a great papa to all our darling babies. All the kids look to him for guidance. He is wise in his counsel.

He loves the latest gadget but spends most of his time on the phone with technical support (which drives him crazy)! He fixes thing as soon as they get broken. He's clean and tidy (I am not!), his car, his side of the office, and his side of the bedroom. He loves dessert but is happy with bread and milk when I don't have anything for dinner. He dislikes people who drive slow in the fast lane!

I am grateful for the good things that have come into my life because of him. Most of all, I am grateful for the children we have, the spouses they have married and the beautiful babies that are such a part of our lives.

I am grateful that he loves the Lord, for his dedication to the gospel, which is the center of our lives. I do know it is through obedience to the gospel that such joy has filled our lives. My hope is that each one of our children and their families will be just as devoted and fill that same joy. (I think they are!) I hope their children bring them the joy our children have brought into our lives.

To another 31 years or longer!

Portrait by Meghan Poort, 2009