The Gilmore's- 10 Year Update

On Thursday, Jeremy and I will have been together (as a couple) for 10 (count them..10!) years! In 2000, I don't know where I saw our relationship going but over the last 10 years, I truly appreciate where our relationship has come from and where we are going.

The first five years were pretty good. We communicated and grew together and eventually grew apart.

*Let me first say that without mad counseling and the Lord, Jeremy and I would not be husband and wife. See, in 2005, when we both graduated with our 1st degrees, our relationship was in shambles. I was an unfaithful girlfriend who liked to party and he was a busy boyfriend, preaching the Gospel. Not a good match..or so we thought. We had been engaged for a year on the day I graduated and Jeremy knew what his next step was.. and I didn't. I had no idea what to do with my life and I felt like he was leaving me behind. Yet, instead of me communicating this with him, I sought companionship in someone else. This drove a further wedge between our relationship.

I was in East Chicago and Jeremy was still in Bloomington working for a summer program. The distance put a strain on our communicating and we barely talked. So, I drove to Bloomington in so that Jeremy and I can end our engagement and eventually, our relationship.

However..there was a ram in the bush.. Jesus, prayer and counseling, communicating and faith, saved our relationship.. and here we are today.. happy, learning, growing and exploring. And while I have complained about Rev. G, he stood by me when I was learning me and he's helped me see the good in me and other people. I truly appreciate him! After all the drama, mess and foolishness, Jeremy noticed something in me, that I didn't and stuck it out. And, I'm grateful.

So.. I dedicate this post to my baby daddy, my ultimate best friend, the man that makes me laugh everyday and my pastor.. Happy 10 years, Jeremy. I look forward to many more years with you.

Gotta a mighty, mighty good man,
~Mrs. G