Our 7th anniversary. It's been an adventure. I had no idea all that would happen in 7 short years. Spending our first years in beautiful Charleston. Brett finishing residency and spending two years working in the Peds ER. Me finishing nursing and then nurse practitioner school. Having three kids. Moving to France (with small moves to Chicago and West Virgina- short stents but very memorable). Then to Mali to experience the hardest years of our life! And to top that off, having to deal with the loss of Brett's dad so soon in life. It has been a full 7 years. I'm so thankful that God blessed me with a wonderful companion to go through life with, the good and the hard times. I'm thankful, too, that these challenging years have only stregthened our marrriage and our knowledge of one another and the Lord. You are my best friend, Brett, and I love you! Here's a little rundown of our seven years together...
When it all began. July 27th, 2002
Ireland (thanks to my stupid mistake thinking that the MacLeans were Irish, not Scottish...but it was a great trip nonetheless).
The joys of adding to our family. Dawson Cooper. March 27, 2005
Albertville, France. August 2006-May 2007
I still don't know why we agreed to wear these outfits, even if it was for a french medieval festival.
Cinque Terre. What a beautiful place! I loved getting to travel Europe together during school breaks.
Just another beautiful picture of Cinque Terre.
Barcelona with a screaming 5 week old. Any trip was with a screaming baby...but it was worth it.
End of our time in France...that's when we thought life had been hard! ha!
After a difficult year in Mali, we went back for furlough to the States...and added to the family again. Silas Donald. September 8, 2008.
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And here we are 7 years later all dressed up in Malian clothes to watch two nurses get married. (everyone from the hospital wore the same cloth). Who would have thought 7 years would have aged us so much? :)
Happy Anniversary, Brett! I look forward to seeing what the next 7 or 70 (we can live to 97 and 103, right?) years will bring!
Wow, I learned a lot about you guys. I never knew you lived in France or that Silas and Owen were only 20 days apart. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary. Through all the trials and struggles the smiles haven't changed nor have the hearts. May God continue to bless your marriage as you keep Him first in your individual lives and life together. You get a date night next week when I get there.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe it's been seven years either. Can you believe all you have seen and done in that seven years? Wishing you the very best for the next seven. Just think Dawson will be a preteen by then. :-) Oh happy days, oh happy days...
ReplyDeleteSpecial prayers for you tomorrow that God will bring you closer to each other and to HIM in the next seven. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Congratulations Brett and Sheri! Although I must say I'm disappointed that you didn't include any quiz bowl pictures. (: I have fond memories of our sleepovers in high school where we talked to the wee hours of the morning about these boys. (Brett and Jason) If we only knew then what we know now!
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Wow!! Thanks for the pics. They tell the story, that is if you are the least bit familiar with your family.
ReplyDeleteI want to know if those bikes are being used regularly. I need to get back into the habit of riding again.
ReplyDeletethe bikes are here in Mali and are used almost daily- at least one of them.
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