Olympic Peninsula

I had a dream the other night that I was at the Olympic National Forest visiting some of the places that Derek and I had gone on our honeymoon. I woke up with an ache in my heart for pine trees, ferns, crisp mountain air, and yes even the gray overcast days. It got me thinking about the fact that in less then two months Derek and I will have been married for TEN years. I am not surprised of course that we made it to ten years, just how far we have come in ten years. When we said "I do", we were young and naive. We had not experienced much in life yet, but we knew we were meant to spend the rest of our lives together. Now I am sitting here in my house in Hawaii watching my seven children play.What a decade it has been! I love my Derek now more then ever. He is my rock and comfort. I am blessed beyond belief to have seven children that are still happy to call me mom. (at least most of the time.) I can't wait to see what the next ten years have in store for us. More duty stations? More children? Only God knows, and we will faithfully follow Him to the end.