Celebrating 5 Years of Marriage

The last five years have been quite an adventure! Five years ago today, I became Mrs. Ben Glupker. It was a beautiful, sunny day and our wedding was perfect - except that Pastor Saunders accidentally asked me to take Ben as my wife. 400+ family and friends showed us their love and support by coming to witness us commit our lives to one another. Who would have thought that in just five years we would have lived in 5 different homes and two different states and now be in school full time? It's not the path we would have chosen, but it is God's will for us and we are so thankful to be right where we are! God timed everything just the way I always said I wanted it. I wanted to live on my own for a year before getting married - did that. I wanted to have my college degree and be working in my field before marriage - did that. I wanted to be married at least 3 or 4 years before having children - did that. I wanted to marry a man who loves God and loves ministry - did that. God is so kind to give me the desires of my heart! It is all because of God's goodness and grace that I became Ben's wife. He is the perfect man for me! He is EXACTLY what I need. He knows how to love me, correct me and lead me. I am a strong willed woman with a lot of opinions and God gave me a man much stronger than I who lovingly guides me and sharpens me.
Our Last Five Years:
Summer of 2002 - Graduated from college and moved out of my dad's house
Fall of 2002 - started teaching at Genesee Christian School
October 2002 - First Date with Ben
February 2003 - Engaged
July 12, 2003 - Married
January 2004 - Bought our first home
Fall 2004 - I join Ben in his ministry at Grace Christian School
August 2006 - sell our home and move to Kentucky
October 2006 - I start teaching at Whitefield Academy in Louisville
August 2007 - Our first child, John Owen, is born
July 2008 - we celebrate five years of marriage
I hope we have many, many more years together! Happy Anniversary, Ben!