Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. So naturally, for this week’s post, you get mushy-gushy musings. 😉
We got married young–we were both 18. There were plenty of people who told us we were making a mistake, that we were too young to know what we wanted, and why didn’t we just live together first to make sure we were compatible? Um, no.
Were we young? Absolutely. Too young? Absolutely not. Because we both went into this marriage with an understanding of what marriage is supposed to be, fully dedicated, and also fully aware that it wasn’t about me but about each other, about us, and about being made one by the One who made us.
We were young…so we finished growing up together. We wove our dreams together. We did every stage of life together. We moved, we had two precious children who are both adults now, we fought for those dreams together. We weathered the storms together.
And now, twenty-five years after we said, “I do,” we look back and marvel at how deep the love has grown. Especially in these last two years as we’ve had the cancer battle.
David has always loved me in a way that boggles my mind. I’ve always known that he would do absolutely anything for me, that I and the kids come first (of things on earth–let’s not try to compete with God, LOL). He has told me every day of our life together that I’m beautiful, and I couldn’t begin to count the times in the day that he says he loves me. I know that all I have to do is draw near to him, and his arms will come around me.
But since my diagnosis, that’s deepened still more. And he has marveled so many times over these last two years at how this disease we obviously never wanted taught us both new things about love. “How is it possible,” he has wondered so many times, “that this has made me love you more?” We obviously don’t like cancer–but these new depths of love are something we’re both grateful for and amazed at. And I am so, so blessed.
As a romance writer, I’ve written many a hero. On the surface, they’re not usually like David. But their hearts, the way they love…they’re all David, at least in bits and pieces. He reads all my books for me, which I absolutely love. Not just because then the characters become part of our family, people we talk about in everyday life, but because as he’s reading them, he always says the most amazing things, about my writing and about how he sees me in them. I know not every writer has that support, and it means the world to me that I do.
For our 25th, we were planning a big trip. Probably the Azores in Portugal. We wanted a European adventure. But with my chemo infusions, my oncologist advised “no flight longer than 3 hours,” which eliminated any European destinations. And so, we looked up where on our continent we could find the most European feel, and we decided to go to Quebec City. That’s where we are today–I scheduled this post several weeks ago. Hopefully, we’re having a wonderful time sipping coffee from cafes, strolling the historic district, and just being together.
And praising God for 25 years. Praying for 25 more, and then more beyond that. Looking back over our quarter-of-a-century together with amazement, and looking ahead with anticipatory joy for whatever the Lord has in store for us next.
I’ve written a lot of love stories. And the inspiration for them just keeps on coming. Because I’m living my favorite one.
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. Having successfully launched two homeschool grads, she now spends her time writing fiction, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years, as well as a fantasy series and contemporary mysteries and romances. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
Happy Anniversary! My husband and are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday! I pray you and your husband are enjoying a wonderful time of renewal and celebration in Quebec City!
Congratulations and may the King of Kings bless your next 25 as well!
Congratulations on your 25th anniversary. My brother and sister in law also married at 18 and everyone said the same things, that they wouldn’t make it but 54 years later they are still together. I hope you and your husband have many more years together and that God will totally remove the cancer and that you’ll never have it again. God bless you.
Happy Anniversary, Roseanna and David! Praying you are having a wonderful time seeing fun new things together. 💕🎉❤️💕
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. AND MANNY MANY MORE BEYOND THE NEXT 25
How precious.
Congratulations on twenty five years! My husband and I married young too. I was 18, he was 19. We look back and say where did the time go? For us it has been 51 years. Like you we have two adult children and three grandchildren! That’s the best part and our youngest grandchild will be a Freshman in high school! Our oldest is in college! Where DID the time go? Like you I have had several medical issues over the past few years, some of which were life threatening (aneurysm) some chronic and now a diagnosis this is making me blind. He has been with me every step of the way. I look and God and say “ You knew I would need a man like him didn’t you?”
I wish you and that fine man of yours many, many more years of happiness.
Congratulations to you and David on your 25th wedding anniversary! Your story is beautiful!
Congratulations to you and David not only on your 25th milestone, but on being committed to God, to each other, and your family for a quarter of a century. May you continue to thrive in love and good health.
I love this post, your story, your writing, and your morality!! Thank you for setting an example of the great love that comes through living a very moral life. All of your writings show your faith and trust in our living heavenly father andhis son Jesus Christ. Thanks for being so honest and open and the things you write. We love you!
Beautiful! You two are a great example. Thanks for sharing some of your journey with us!