Today, @brian.koontz and I celebrate 16 years of marriage. We as humans often live in a mindset of what still needs to be achieved. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, it propels us forward, but it’s so good to celebrate what has already been achieved. In honor of 16 years of marriage, here are 16 things I celebrate today: 1. Staying married for 16 years (and counting). 2. Having 4 amazing children. 3. Living in our home for almost a decade and managing that often on one income... in LA. 4. Intentionally staying committed to friendships that strengthen us. 5. Enjoying life together but also finding fun and fulfillment and hobbies of our own. 6. Enrolling a kid in the Christian school for middle school, like we’ve always hoped for. 7. Doing the work of growing and learning and getting input/counseling to make us better. 8. Taking some great vacations with our kids. 9. Taking some great vacations without our kids. 10. Creating a savings account. 11. Building the local church consistently. 12. Staying committed to caring for our physical health. 13. Watching you pivot in 2020 and start your own business and always work so hard. 14. Making decisions with a desire to live God’s plan for our life. 15. Simply staying (similar to #1 but this deserves two mentions because it is highly underrated). 16. Lots and lots... and lots of love made. 💋 I’m sure we’ve got a long way to go, but we’ve come a long way. With time and commitment, love only gets deeper and more meaningful and every year has been better than the last. How amazing. I love you, b.