one year later....

This past Sunday marked the one year anniversary of the day that we became husband and wife. Sometimes, it feels like we have been married forever; things are easy, fun, (not to say that they aren't intimate and deep), and we are communicating well... Other times it feels like there is no way that it could have been a year ALREADY, like we have SO much to still learn! But no matter which sort of day we are having, I would marry him all over again in a heartbeat. No need to re-think things or change past decisions - I would always choose to become Mrs. Thacker as long as I was always married to him.
Ben is an amazing man. I feel honored and priveledged to know him, much less to be his wife. He loves the Lord with all of his heart and continues to pursue him, he is wise beyond his years, he showers me with love. He is my best friend, he cares to know me and understand my heart - yes, even in the times when it isn't so pretty and is actually pretty messy. He sees through my "I'm fine"s and knows when something isn't okay. He is patient and kind, he asks forgiveness for the times he was wrong. He is hard-working, he is great at having fun, he makes me laugh so hard that I snort (yes, I snort, never happened in my life before I married him). He has a big heart for other people, he is a great friend, he is smart, he could make/fix almost anything with his hands. There is so much more that I could say - but at the end of the day he is simply amazing.
I love that I get to be on this journey of life with him - definitely wouldn't trade it. The past year has been full of ups and downs; yet each bend in the road, each rough patch, each celbration and victory, has only brought us closer to our Lord and to one another... There is nothing better than that.