I'm not sure when it happened, but there was a time in our lives when I feel like we truly became adults. Perhaps having a bunch of kids was a part of it. Maybe moving a few hundred miles from our parents to DFW sealed the deal. I'm not sure.
I just know that there was a clear transition when I finally realized that we were adults. And the wonderful thing was that we were adults together.
I still sometimes feel like I don't have a clue what I am doing as a grown up. I still identify "real adults" that I want to be like when I am older. However, perhaps that is the very thing that confirms this the most for me: there are a bunch of young couples out there that look at us and who (for whatever reason) want to be like US when THEY grow up.
So you and I have officially moved into the "examples" category. We are the ones that people are looking to. But I love this. I love the fact that people see something in us that they want to emulate. We have allowed God to build something in us that is attractive to people. Obviously, they don't see all the ugly parts like we do. But our tendency is to focus on those ugly parts and forget that there are some pretty terrific things in our lives.
A highlight of my married life to you is that we get to be grown-ups together. And we get to do it for a long time.
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