You and in Love
My wife and I got married young. Like real young. Just about everyone was telling us that we wouldn't last. We really showed them.
17 years ago we were in a church saying "I do" and kissing for the first time as husband and wife.
It is crazy to think back of all the stuff that we have been through in our marriage and wonder how we have survived it all, but it all comes down to my wife being awesome. She is a special kind of person that has been there for me through so much and I owe her everything.
She was home taking care of our kids while I let for war and other deployments multiple times and she kept it all together for them while I was gone. Every time I left we knew that there was a chance that we would never see each other again, but she stayed strong for the kids.
Life After the Military
Life after the military was more "stable" but it had its own set of complications that came along with it. After I got out I was struggling to find purpose and cope with everything that I had been through, but one thing remained constant....
My wife was there for me.
I didn't know that at first and I was pushing her away. Things started to get worse and were becoming harder for me to handle on my own and she came in and pushed me towards getting help.
Our kids were so small when I was in the military and now they are getting so big.
It is crazy to think that in two years our son is going to be 18 years old and getting ready to be going to college and move out. It wasn't that long ago that he was dumping his spaghetti all over himself while he ate.
Only a few years after that and then our daughter will be leaving the home too. Then 
Defying Odds
Well thank you all for stopping by and checking out this post. My wife and I really did defy the odds by getting married so young and having the deck stacked against us with everything we were faced with so far in our marriage. Hopefully it is smooth sailing from here on out.
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All photos were taken from my wife's Facebook page