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Happy Anniversary to Us {23 Years Told in Pictures}

Wedding Rings

I began sobbing the moment he asked me to marry him.

And I don’t mean sweet tears cascading down my cheeks either.

I mean the big ugly cry. Choking, hiccuping, fluid-running-out-my-nose-and-eyes kind of cry.

Not that I should have been shocked. We knew six days after we met that we were going to get married.

But when he actually proposed to me…to say that he wanted to spend the rest of our days together? Complete with a sparkly ring in a black, velvety box?

I sobbed.

We didn’t even know back then what “the rest of our days” would look like.

Didn’t know there would be 7 moves or that we’d have 8 children.

We had no idea that there would be so many unexpected tears .. . or how much helpless laughter.

All I knew was that I loved him and believed he was the man God had for me.

And me for him.

So here we are 23 years later . . . .

Matt and Lisa Engagement

Captured! The night we got engaged.

Wedding Kiss

The sweeping kiss. Always the romantic…..

Matt and Lisa in Salzburg

In Austria during our first year of marriage. Terribly in love.

Matt Jacobson with Baby

And when our first baby is born, we fall in love all over again.

Matt and Lisa Family Photo

The ol’ traditional “family portrait” with three children under the age of 3. Busy times.

PHC 2015

And suddenly 2 of the above children are away at college – one senior and one freshman – this year.

Matt on Milk Date

On our regular Sunday night milk-date. My favorite guy and my favorite night of the week!

Matt and Lisa in the Garden

Looking out at our garden and dreaming of what we can plant together.

Matt and Lisa Jacobson 2015

Date night.

Matt and Lisa Date Night

Out on the town last Friday night with my boyfriend. 😉

So that about sums it up. Twenty-three years of marriage.

And looking forward to many more loving years to come….

Thank you for helping us celebrate our anniversary!

*Just for fun if you’re married, when is your anniversary and how long have you been married? 

Still in love,

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P.S. Most of these photos are from Instagram. You can follow me over there for more, if you’d like!

Lisa

Lisa

Owner at Club 31 Women

Lisa is the happily-ever-after wife of Matt Jacobson and together they enjoy raising and home-educating their 8 children in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. She encourages women to embrace the rich life of loving relationships and the high calling of being a wife and mother. Lisa is the author of 100 Ways to Love Your Husband and her husband is the author of 100 Ways to Love Your Wife. Matt and Lisa are also the co-hosts of the FAITHFUL LIFE podcast where they talk about what it means to be a biblical Christian in marriage, parenting, church, and culture.

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  1. Happy annivesary may our dear Lord add you many many more.
    been married for 4years this coming Oct 10 and blessed with one kid.

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  4. Lovely post! Happy anniversary and in God’s grace and will may you enjoy many more! Am coming up on 8 years married to my dear husband this October and expecting our 5th child at the end of the year. Busy times, but so good.

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  5. A very happy anniversary to you and Matt, Lisa! What a joy and encouragement it is to see couples continue to grow in love and thanksgiving for each other. I enjoyed your choice of photos; it is not easy to pick and choose! 🙂 We celebrated our 49th year of marriage in April 2015. What a blessing and privilege to still have each other after all these years. We are blessed with eight delightful children, eight loving children-in-law, and 44 grandchildren with one more on the way! We consider ourselves rich, indeed!

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    • Thank you, Paula! You and Burnell are such an example and inspiration to us both! Oh, and to have all those children AND grandchildren – rich, to be sure! The Lord bless you and all your amazing and encouraging family!

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  6. My husband and I will celebrate our two year wedding anniversary on Sept. 14! Congratulations on your anniversary!

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  7. Wow many blessings to both! May God continue to bless your marriage! I enjoyed reading your blog and looking at your beautiful photos. My husband and I have been married for 19 years going on the big 20 in January of 2016! We got engaged six months into the relationship and engaged for 2 years. We have been together for a total of 22 years. I to honestly believe that God has created us for each other. We are truly each other’s soul mate! I still love him and look at him the same way I did and still do since day one!

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  8. Love you guy’s story. My husband and I will celebrate 5 years on the 25th. We have two sweet babies. Our son turns 2 in Nov and a 5 month old baby girl. We also got married fast, not quite as fast as you, excactly 1 year from when we started dating. Life has been great together, though not easy. I love him more today than ever.

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  10. Love the photos of your beautiful memories and family, Lisa! Have a happy and blessed 23rd anniversary! We will celebrate 27 years next Wednesday, September 10th–to God be the glory!!

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  16. Happy Anniversary! We celebrated 8 years on September 1st. We have two beautiful boys, 5 1/2 and 3 1/2. I am more in love with my sweet husband now than the day I married him. Thank you for all you do and your encouragement.

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  17. Beautiful couple, story, and example! Thanks for all you share. I hope you have a wonderful anniversary and many more joyful years together! God bless you and your family!

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  18. 15 years, 8 children (three we lost in pregnancy or at birth), many, many ups and downs, but still committed to loving each other and staying together. God’s grace is sufficient!

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  22. I love your pictures! We will celebrate our third year of marriage in March! We married young, well at least my husband haha, we wouldn’t trade it for the world!

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  23. 3 years … second marriage for both…six kids…1 mine, 5 his…grand son on the way…blended families are so so difficult and challenging!! Lisa I wish you were one of my ‘besties’ -I don’t think I am too old to use that word😉 lol You are such an inspiration to me and I am grateful that you are in my life…be it very far!!

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  24. My husband, Brian, and I will celebrate 22 years of marriage this coming December. We have four children and are so blessed! Thank you for your posts and pics!

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  25. My husband, Brian, and I will celebrate 22 years of marriage this coming December. We have four children and are so blessed! Thank you for your posts and pics!

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  26. Happy anniversary!! Your pictures are precious! My husband and I will be celebrating 15 years this coming January 13th!

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  29. Happy Anniversary! My husband and I will be celebrating our 19th anniversary on November 28. We were married on Thanksgiving Day. We have a lot to be thankful for including our 6 children.

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    • How wonderful to be married on Thanksgiving Day! Matt’s parents were also married on Thanksgiving and occasionally, their anniversary still falls on the day and that is always such a big celebration! Happy anniversary to come!

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  30. Happy Anniversary Lisa and Matthew! God is using both of you to bless so many, thank you!
    We celebrated 14 years on March 8 this year 😉

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  31. Happy Anniversary! We just celebrated 23 years on May 16th this year. Our first date was his senior prom (we’d known each other since 8th/9th grade–took long enough, huh?) We now have 4 beautiful children and 1 extra beautiful grandson that totally stole my heart.

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  32. Happy Anniversary! We celebrated our 23rd anniversary in May of this year. My parents just celebrated 54 years yesterday, and my grandparents celebrated 73 years before my grandfather passed away. Lots of happy years of marriage.
    Our first date was a bike ride around Purcellville, VA – back when it was still a small little town 😉

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    • Wasn’t 1992 a good year to be married, Pam? 🙂 And how awesome that you’ve had parents and GRANDPARENTS to have been married for so long!! (Did you know that 2 of our kids are in Purcellville going to school right now?)

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  33. Just celebrated the best two years of our lives on July 13! Can’t wait to see what God has in store for us in the decades to come. His grandparents celebrated 65 years and a day before grandad passed away. I hope we have just as long to love and cherish one another.

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  34. Congrats to you two! Happy Anniversary! We celebrated 38 years on June 18th. We have been blessed beyond measure with 2 children & their spouses & 9 grandchildren!!

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  36. Our anniversary is October 13th. We are about to celebrate 14 years of marriage. My parents just celebrated 44 years, and my grandparents were married 56 years before my grandfather passed away. My in-laws just celebrated 42 years of marriage and their parents before them, 70 years of marriage!!! I am so grateful for examples of couples who have chosen marriage for life. thabk you for being one of those examples.

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    • What an unusual – but very blessed – heritage you enjoy!! My husband’s parents have been married for over 60 years and my parents have been married for over 50, so we’re blessed too!

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  37. Our 1 month anniversary was yesterday! Hehe, I couldn’t resist adding this! Congratulations…hearing these kinds of real stories is very inspiring. Marriage is hard and wonderful and beautiful. 🙂

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  41. Happy Anniversary. You are an inspiration. Thank you for all that both of you have given to the marriage community. God bless!

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  42. Happy Anniversary! We will be married 20 years on September 24th. This is a special anniversary to me because we’ve been through enough to almost break up our marriage and by God’s grace and some rough lessons we are still together.

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    • So glad to know that you’re still together – in spite of what you’ve gone through – and that is an encouragement to so many others who have been (and are going through) rough times!

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  43. Congratulations and happy anniversary to the two of you!
    My love and I will celebrate 17 years October 24 this year (we married in 1998). We have been blessed with four sons and have recently been approached by a friend who is in some dark times to foster her two year old daughter. After much prayer, tears and conversation with the man and boys, we’ve agreed and are now in the process of hurry up and wait. Please pray for us to be patient and content with God’s timing and will regarding this situation. Also, please pray for our hearts to remain open and willing but prayerfully not to get broken in this process.

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  44. Lisa, Happy anniversary. Thank you for sharing your news with us. I celebrated my 4th year anniversary in April. I thank God for you because you give me hope and I know God has destined my Husband and I to celebrate many more. May God bless you and your Family.

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  45. Happy Anniversary! We will celebrate 26 years on November 12. My parents celebrated their 48th anniversary yesterday!!

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