Ridgell's Originals

It is a milestone.  Our daughter Julie and her husband, Bobby Gilbreth, have been married 10 years today. Here are some of the reasons I love them and am proud of them.

In our culture in this day and age, staying married 10 years is a big deal.  You do not make it this long without being committed to God, committed to marriage, and committed to each other.

You have produced two awesome kids.  Jake and Avery are smart, mature, and sweet.  They are kind, generous, and well-behaved.  Good athletes too.  But most important, they love Jesus and God.  You are doing a good job raising them.

Love the Sundays when our four generations are at church.  Granny and Grandpa, Mimi and Pops, and the Gilbreths.  That is special.

I am proud of the way you have fought thru health challenges that would have destroyed most families.  The three years when no one could diagnose Julie.  Jake's Kawasaki disease.  You have come out the other side together and now you are getting better and better.

Love the way the Gilbreths love baseball.  Wylie Little League is a better place because of you four.

So I love you and am proud of you two.

Here;s to many, many more.

Just like you said ten years ago:  keep loving God, loving your family, and loving each other.  Everything else will take care of itself.