20 years...

20 years.
we've been married 20 years!
i know, huh...
{i'm too young to have been married 20 years!!!}

and those 20 years flew by!
God in His great mercy has upheld us in the good & not so good times, in the moments of pure joy and in the times of deep sorrow.

He has blessed us with so much...
our 5 beautiful children
our home
our health
our extended families
our friends
our church family
our jobs
and above all, He gifted us His Son for our salvation!

married all these years to my best friend.
we are complete opposites, but God knew we were meant to be together!
wayne keeps me grounded. he spoils me. he loves me no matter what.

i love him <3!

'friends are friends forever if the Lord's the lord of them.'
check out my fav by mws...
'...cause a lifetime's not too long, to live as friends!'

for our 20th we took a few days just for ourselves....nice!
we headed stateside  to amish country
some of the pics aren't the greatest, well, because i'm horrible at photography!
also, it was overcast & hazy out.
i tried not to let them see me snapping away as we drove past, because they don't agree with having their pictures taken.
so bear with the pics people.
no excuses...it is what it is...

 the hilly & winding country roads....

signs like these are at every intersection....

 one of the many school houses....

 no playground equipment, just these waiting for play the next day...

 walking home from school...

 every house had wash drying under the cover of the front porch...

 mending fences...

 you can't see it in the pic, but these 2 girls are washing a dirty buggy...

this buggy needs fix'n....

we stayed in a ski town, where there are still patches of snow on the slopes...

an ideal room if it was still ski season...ski in~ski out!!

our three days together were relaxing.
we didn't buy each other anything, but on the way home, i picked up a little something....
happy anniversary to me!!!!....

cute, eh!
oh, they're soooo me!
yep,<3