Ryan and I celebrated six years married, twelve years together on Sunday.

To be brutally honest, the last couple years have been hard on us. Really hard.

We took the time this past weekend to pull out our ceremony, vows and photos. Looking back on it all and re-reading our promises to one another was powerful. It’s like we knew we’d be sitting over a dinner table one day, celebrating our anniversary, yet feeling this heart breaking distance and disconnection between one another.

We knew times would get hard. We promised to work through those times together. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. We committed to never giving up. We knew our love was stronger than any obstacle that would come our way...