Today I am dedicating to my dear hubby, Daniel! Here is to the past two most wonderful years of my life!

Things to note about the past two years.......

- Daniel works very hard all the time, like very hard (even when he doesn't feel like it)

- Daniel loves me no matter what I say or do to him
- It is really fun making a family of our own and being grown ups
- I love snuggling up with Daniel every morning before we get up for work
- Laughing is necessary, including when we are supposed to be going to sleep and we decide to start teasing each other
- Cooking every night is overestimated
- Planning a menu is never easy
- Your house is never as clean as you would like it to be
- Sometimes you get mad, but you get over it because you can't just leave you have to sleep in the same bed so making up is a necessity
- Daniel is not perfect and I can not change him no matter what I may try
- Others always look like they may have it easy but when you take a step back and look at your situation you really are the lucky one
- Communication is key!
- Challenges make you stronger

There are many things I have learned about myself, Daniel, and us over the past two years. We still have years to go full of learning. But there are two things I feel like have been the most important things I have learned/realized over the time though.

1. TRUST=Success! It is so critical to trust your spouse with all your heart. I have truly dedicated myself to trusting Daniel and understanding that he is never going to put me in a situation that I don't need to be in. He is looking out for our best interest, so why would I ever think otherwise. Speaking as a worrier, this has been a huge step for me but it has been one of the most rewarding I think as well. My advise to all who may be getting married or who are newlyweds is to please trust your spouse literally with your life. Never doubt that what they say is looking out for the best of you as a couple!

2. Living away from family is the best thing that we could experience starting out as a married couple. I know, I know that sounds very weird. You would think that would be bad and that we would want to be close to family and don't get me wrong we love our family and love visiting them. But learning to depend on ONLY each other for these first 2 crucial building block years of our marriage has been amazing! We can't run home to mommy or daddy or friends, nope we go home to each other and have to learn and grow with each other! I can't stress how grateful I am that the Lord has blessed us with this opportunity that many may never get the chance of learning. We are grateful and feel that this was just one of God's way of showing us his plan for the rest of our life.

So in saying all that, I am so grateful to my Father that he laid out my life before I was born and picked such an amazing spouse for me to spend my life with and glorify His name through! When I was younger, I continually prayed for the Lord to lead me to someone and for me not to have to go through all the heartbreaks that many experience. I truly just wanted a high school sweetheart! As I followed his plan for my life, he answered my prayers and today I say THANK YOU FATHER!!

Right after we got engaged, I was a mess, but o so happy!

Daniel, I said "I do" 2 years ago today and every day I thank the Lord we get the opportunity to live out our love story! I love you so much! Here is to the rest of our lives in each other's arms.......

Blessed,

♥ Mrs. Daniel Rabern