Renewing Our Vows

As strange as it may seem to some, the hubby and I have decided to renew our wedding vows on our 5th Anniversary. It was actually the hubby's idea, and Lord forbid that I should turn down his effort to be romantic. So, on August 12, 2011, we will be gettin' married...again!

Truth be told, we could really use a vow renewal right now. We still love each other dearly, but we have a lot of stress in our lives that casues tension sometimes. Honestly, the past 5 years have been extremely hard on us. During our 1st year of marriage, I told the hubby that if we can get through that year, then we could make it through everything. Boy was I right...that 1st year was so hard, but I didn't expect the next 4 years to be almost as difficult!

Well, we are almost 5 years into our journey of life together, and we have made it through the hardships and pain. I have to admit that marriage is harder than I thought it would be. The hubby and I still have a LOT of things that we need to work on in our marriage, but I realize now that marriage is a constantly evolving journey. The circumstances change, the expectations change, the dreams change, and the people change...but there is nothing wrong with that! We just have to learn the right way to handle those changes, and most of all, we must learn to cherish and protect our marriage... always!

This year has been a pretty difficult year for the two of us. We have struggled with uncertainty regarding our future and the disappointment of crushed dreams. We have busied ourselves so much during the course of our marriage that we have just now realized how badly we have neglected ourselves physically. All of these things have taken their toll on us, and we really need to find our way again.

This vow renewal ceremony is going to be an opportunity for us to bring ourselves and our marriage before God and dedicate it again to Him. We want to place our future in His hands and start seeking His will more fervently.  We want to recommit to those things that we promised before God on August 12, 2006.

You may be wondering why I would start a seperate blog for this!

Well...the simple answer is that I wanted a sepreate space where I could share about our marriage and the things we are working towards. I hope to continue this blog even after the Vow Renewal Ceremony. I may not post very often since I have other blogs that I tend to, but I want to keep this blog as a place where I can share about marriage...it's struggles, it's joy, it's disappointments, and it's victories!

Will you come along with us on this journey? Will you cheer us on? Will you cry with us and laugh with us?

I hope that you will, and I hope that you see the life and marriage is beautiful despite the ugliness that we are faced with in this world