I've been feeling a little nostalgic today. Just thinking about when Joel and I first started our life together. We were young, inexperienced with life (mostly me) but we knew what we had would work. We didn't have a lot going for us- no college education, no fantastic career, etc. But I realize that didn't matter. I had faith in Joel and myself even when others weren't so supportive. It seems not so long ago, and yet...here we are 30 years later. Has it gone the way we had dreamed it would? Not always. It hasn't always been easy and we've had some learning lessons we could have done without. But isn't that what this life is all about? Would I change some things? Yes. But I would never change who has been by my side on this journey. He has loved and taken care of me better than anyone could have. No one knows me like he does. He puts up with my quirks and understands that I'm kind of an introvert. I've told Joel that what I would like is to be sitting on a porch in the country in a rocking chair with him beside me....just soaking up life. I don't need anything else....just him and our family nearby. I guess as I've gotten older, my vision gets clearer as to what is really important to me. And so...the journey continues....
