Adventures of the Adams Family.: Embarking on a new journey into the life of a law enforcement family

Roughly 9 years ago, I said I Do to a Navy Submariner. As of yesterday night I am now married to a Police Officer. Looking back I never thought that I would eventually be married to some one in law enforcement. When I met my husband he had actually told me that he was going to be a career sailor. I thought ok that's fine, that seemed like a good plan for his life. I was only 18 at the time and didn't think that I would marry him anyway so if that was what he wanted for his life that was fine. 4 years later we were married and on our way overseas. At that point in my life, I never thought I would get to go Europe let alone live in Europe. But I had accepted the fact that my husband wanted to be a career sailor. I eventually even got use to being a Navy wife. We were lucky to have been stationed in Italy where he didn't have to go out to sea like he had to when we were dating. Then in 2007 we had our first daughter and things started to change. We were looking at the end of my husband's contract and seeking God's will on whether he should re-enlist or not. Then we had our daughter and we thought do we really want to raise a family knowing he would be gone half the year? God showed us His will that we do not re enlist and that we should re-enter the civilian world. Once we made the decision to separate from the military, my husband started looking for work. He got hired by a company where one of its branches operated out of Las Vegas. After another 4 years, I was looking at my life and wondering how did we get here? How we are actually moving to Las Vegas? But God has funny ways of revealing His plans. Las Vegas had a lot of ups and downs. We faced financial trouble when my husband got laid off and we faced emotional trouble when things didn't go as planned with our church. But through it all God had his hand upon our family and he guided us out. And then another 4 years later, we moved back to my husband's hometown where he got hired on by the local police department. After 18 weeks of mental and physical hard work, my husband graduated on June 7th and got swore in as a police officer. And yet again I am asking how did we get here?
After 13 and half years with this man, my life had changed more than it has ever had. I know a lot of my friends haven't even left the town they were born and grew up in. Change can be bad or good depending on how you choose to accept it. When I met my husband I never dreamed that I would get to live in Italy and Las Vegas. I never thought that I would have two of the most beautiful, rambunctious, and intelligent daughters anyone could have. I never thought that I would find the ultimate love of God and grow in my faith and trust in Him. I never thought that I would have gotten the chance to serve in a ministry that would plant a church in the heart of Las Vegas and watch it grow from a church of 5 families to a church of a hundred. And I never thought that I would be able to become the proud wife of a police officer.
I have noticed that my life tends to change in cycles of 4 years. Every 4 years seems to bring some kind of change that is life altering for my family and I. I don't know if that means in 4 years, my life will be changing again. I actually hope not. I never liked and will probably never like change. But God always brings about growth when He does bring about change. I don't know what the next 4 years will be like as we embark on another new adventure. What I am sure of is that I am ready with whatever God has for us.
This post actually went in a totally different direction then I had planned. Oh well, that's life. Here are some pictures from my husband's graduation.