Recently I celebrated two anniversaries.
I am pleased to announce Eric and I have been married 16 years!!!
I love him dearly and am so blessed to have such an incredible husband.
Such a feat is either a lesson in miracles or sheer stubbornness, or perhaps a combination of the two.
I love to read and research. Unfortunately, much of the research I come across nowadays includes a section on divorce rate statistics for varying situations. Illness, moves, job loss, natural disasters, having a child with a disability, a spouse with cancer (especially if it is the wife who is sick), and the list goes on.
Basically there has been a 273% chance that we should have gotten a divorce. On the surface, that's not a pretty number.
However, it makes the victories in our marriage that much sweeter.
The other 'anniversary' is that of my cancer diagnosis. I spent our 13th wedding anniversary in the emergency room. Hearing that I had a large mass in my abdomen was not what I had hoped for that year, but what a tremendous gift that was. A gift of early detection. A gift of amazing Christian surgeons. A gift of having recently moved to the exact state with the exact specialty cancer hospital I needed. A gift of a shift in priorities. A gift of a new life really.
Praising the Lord for His amazing grace and mercy and His love and attention to each one of us.
Extremely humbling. Tremendously sobering.
I love my life! I'm so thankful for my anniversaries!
What are you thankful for today?
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- Triann Benson
- Cancer Survivor, List Maker Extraordinaire, Wife of an Amazing God-fearing Man for 22 years, Mom of 2 great kiddos...one with Spina Bifida. I enjoy reading, relaxing, and the hobby of Quilling. Chocolate and Coffee are needs and I Love the Rain!!
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4 comments:
I am thank for you.
Some day your children will thank you for staying married...ours did...we are coming up on our 45th.
Blessing to you both. Seems like it couldn't have been that many years ago you were married. It's not surprising to those who know you that you are still together. Your faith in God shines through in all you do. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations on 2 important milestones,Triann! I remember the day of your ER visit 3 years ago so clearly. Hard to believe it's been 3 years - so MUCH has happened in that time! I'm so glad to have come to know you and your family when you came through Texas. God truly does work in amazing ways, and you and Eric are shining examples of that!
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