When it comes to those we love, forever never seems long enough.

Forever can seem like a long time until it’s almost gone.

Suddenly all those moments you share take on a special meaning.

8 years ago today, my husband and I stood in front of our closest family and friends and vowed to love each other forever.

We vowed to stay together through sickness and health.

Little did we know, we’d experience more sickness than health.

In the twelve years we’ve been together, we’ve experienced more challenges than most face in a lifetime.

Heart surgery. Brain surgery. Cancer. Twins.

It has been everything BUT easy.

It feels like we’ve had more heartache and hard times than seems humanly possible.

So many times, we’ve found ourselves wondering what will come next?

We’ve often wondered how will we survive this?

But I’ve found there is something about hard times that makes you able to love harder and deeper.

Holding on when all others would have let go long ago proves you are capable of holding on through the unimaginable.

Holding on when others would have given up proves you can handle whatever comes next.

Although we don’t know what the future holds, or where our journey may lead:

Through chaos and calm waters.

Through good times and bad.

Through sickness and health.

One thing for certain is, I’m so lucky I get to walk this journey with you.

Loved you then.

Love you still.

Always have, always will.

In honor of anniversary, I wanted to share some memories from our special day along with some from my treatment. Pictures do a great job reminding us just how far we’ve come together and help us dream of where we hope to go next.

One of my favorite memories from our wedding day was the playlist we put together for our reception. I believe there is nothing that love and good playlist can’t fix.

Here is a playlist I put together on Spotify and Apple Music featuring some of my favorite love songs: