We have been happily married for 10 years!
I cannot really express how thankful I am to God for sending Alpheus to me. I was 27 and felt that maybe God wanted me to remain single. I had just learned to be thankful for life from God however it came when in He ushered the man of my dreams!
In these last ten years we have grown closer and I have loved him more than I thought I did on the day we were married. The girls and I always watch the video of our wedding together. When I watched it this year and could really see the difference in our physical appearances it made me appreciate how much time I have still been "on the honeymoon." 3,653 days we have been husband and wife. In all those days I would never trade any. Not even the horrible day I discovered I had two large kidney stones. Why not that day? Because my darling husband dropped everything to be by my side at the doctor's and then the hospital and in the waiting room during surgery. He prayed for me and helped me to smile (once the pain meds kicked in! 
) He has held me as I jumped for joy each time I knew we were going to have a new child and he kept me calm during each labor and delivery. He leaves me notes when he has to go away just so I will know I am loved and missed. He is always thinking of sweet and kind ways to bless me. When we were married a few months I used to tease him whenever he did something particulary sweet or sacrificial that his "S" was showing - meaning the Superman costume under his real clothes. I even bought him a Superman t-shirt! 
He continues to prove daily that he is committed to God and His words:
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her...NASU
Our real anniversary date actually happened when the movie, Fireproof, was released at the theaters. But as usual my DH allowed me to request something special for our actual day. I wanted to go to another of my hometown high school's football games. We took the older girls with us but left the baby ( who is growing to fast) home with my parents. Before we left my parents treated us to pizza and a chocolate cake! The flowers are from my cousin Gwen's yard which she allowed our girls to cut while visiting with her. Hannah put them in the vase for our anniversary.
Here we are at the ball game. My SIL took this snapshot of us. The oldest two are sitting one step below us. This was about an hour before the game. It was packed later!
This last picture is of my beautiful roses - one for each year. Alpheus also bought the cutest little teddy bear holding a football that was tied to the front when he delivered the flowers to me! See what I mean about so sweet and thoughtful! I had to take it off and put it up before some little girls tried to claim it and stain it! 
Sarah asked if I was going to put the bear with the stuffed doggy that DH bought me before we were married that I also never let them touch. Yes, that is right!
This was taken Sunday morning so the blooms had really opened up!
We both agree the we would love to live to see our 50th Anniversary if the Lord tarries. However, I am going to be thankful for each day as it comes!
Click on these if you would like to read more about our wedding day or how we met.
May God bless your marriage also!
In Him,
