{"id":11220,"date":"2012-05-17T15:18:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=11220"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:07:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:07:56","slug":"happy-anniversary-wendy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/happy-anniversary-wendy\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Anniversary, Wendy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fourteen years ago today, Wendy and I were married. I definitely &#8220;married up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11221\" title=\"Wendy\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wendy-570x852.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Anniversary Wendy\" width=\"570\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wendy-570x852.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wendy-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wendy-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wendy.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->In those fourteen years, we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moved thirteen times (with a fourteenth move in a few months)<\/li>\n<li>Had three kids (and tried to adopt a fourth)<\/li>\n<li>Argued hundreds of times (but always forgave each other)<\/li>\n<li>Pastored three churches (and loved almost every minute of it)<\/li>\n<li>But most importantly of all&#8230; <strong>we\u00a0learned to love each other more than ever before!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>I love you, Wendy! Happy Anniversary!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourteen years ago today, Wendy and I were married. I definitely married up. We have had our share of difficulties, but we have learned to love each other. 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