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Chad & I got engaged on July 2nd, 2004 and were married on May 13th, 2005. Friday the 13th! It was the most perfect day. I always dreamed of having the perfect wedding and marrying the perfect man... and well.... God blessed me with just that!

We have now been married for over 4 years and have the greatest relationship. Chad isn't only my husband but my best friend and my life long partner. We have so much fun together and enjoy life to the fullest. Now with Avery in the picture our little family is so complete. I praise God daily for this life he blessed me with and hope that people can see my happiness reflected in all that I do. I look forward to many more years to come with this man... who is the most amazing father to my daughter!

The key to happiness in marriage is being selfless... thinking about the other more than yourself and knowing that it takes two to make it work, not one. It's realizing that life is more than a silly fight. It's knowing that you grow from your mistakes and as the years pass, you become wiser with age. One of my favorite Bible verses is 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7:

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

I think if everyone in the world followed God's word in this verse, the world could be a better place for each marriage. I know applying it to mine sure has helped!