7 Year Itch

Today is our 7th Wedding Anniversary. I told Rusty last night that I feel like I love him more now than even on our wedding day. He agreed. Having a Godly marraige is so much more than I could have ever imagined, and even though we were Christians when we got married, we weren't necessarily living like Christians.

My mom always scratched my back for me when I was younger. What can I say? I have an itchy back. She would always tell me that I had better marry a man that would scratch my back for me every day, otherwise, I'd never survive. I told her, even when I was 10, that I would marry a man just like that.

There comes a point in a marraige when you can guess what the other person wants or needs just by a jesture or a facial expression. Rusty and I got to that point many, many years ago, and he is still scratching my back for me. What my mom doesn't know though, is that I scratch the bottoms of his feet for him (because he has ZERO tickle sensors on them). I enjoy a good back scratch, and he enjoys a good foot scratch.

7 years of marraige isn't very long in the grand scheme of things. We've had our ups and downs just like every marraige has. There were times that we didn't even know where we were headed, but somehow, God brought us through the rough patches, and He continues to "scratch our backs" in this life. We have been blessed in so many ways, and can't wait to go through the next episode of life. Together.