Nine years with this man...

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December is a big month for us. We have our anniversary on the 22nd, Christmas and then McKay's birthday on the 27th. Josh had treatment for the clinical trial on our anniversary and so we decided to make the most of it. We got a room for a couple of nights on Priceline.com and had a big night out at Red Lobster! It was really the only place that Josh said anything sounded good. He wanted lobster and lots of it! He picked out a big guy from the fresh tank at the front. Check out the size of that thing!

It was CRAZY to see it come out of the tank and then a few minutes later on a plate in front of him. Eliza enjoyed it too!!

The last nine years have been full of life. The good and the bad. What marriage hasn't? The last year has been particularly hard. Cancer affects more than health. Even when you think that something like this would just draw you closer together, sometimes the stress of the situation is more than you think you can resolve together. It makes you feel like you can and should protect the other person by holding it in, but then that usually adds more stress. Still, the strength in our marriage is stronger than ever and I love this man more than words can adequately describe. He is truly a man of courage and righteousness. His qualities are admirable. His heart is tender and his testimony strong. He sincerely wants to share his conviction of the Christ with everyone. I hear it in his prayers, in the way he talks about the young men over which he has been given stewardship, in the way he talks about those who have lost their loved ones, I hear it in the way he teaches our children and the way he gently reminds me of the plan of salvation, our covenants, and eternal perspective. I love, love, love this man.