b'Cowgirl With A Pen25 YEARSBy Naomi LoomisPlease follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @thecirclelranch. Visit our website at thecirclelranch.com and send any comments to Loomis489@yahoo.com. I would love hearing from you.I m having a lot of where25My favorite thing about Naomi is her creativity anddoes the time go momentsability to get things done. She manages to fit morethese days. Tomorrow isinto one day than anyone I know.our 25th wedding anniversary and I honestly dont know where the time went! I am incredibly grateful for Mr.Our families came together and made our wedding day Circle L Ranch aka Cody and the wonderful father andspecial. You see, weddings are a beautiful event but what husband he is. Things arent always sunshine and roses,really makes a wedding are the years after. It is important as any of you who have been married for any amountto share a day with our friends and family but the real of time know, but it is all worth it.No one can makework of a marriage is the days and the years after. In 25 me laugh like he caneven when things seem out ofyears of marriage, these are 25 things that I have learned:control or not what we planned.I do the same for him.We always say, Laughter is good for the soul.You needPray continually. Pray for each other. Pray for your to laugh! We truly believe that the Lord brought uskids. Pray for the ranch and the animals. Pray for your together and has a plan for us and our family. That helpsfriends and family.us through the for worse times and makes the for better times even sweeter. I thought it might be fun to*Our faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ is what holds share 25 things about us. As I write these, this could alsous together.Its the foundation for our life together.be titled 25 ways we might be the polar opposite. Ha!The last two are our favorite things about each other. Protect your marriage by always putting it first before self, before kids, before work, before parents, 1 Cody grew up in the ranch house that we call home. before friends.First. Period.2 I was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and wasimmediately put in an orphanage.Its okay to talk about how you feel.3 We met in 1994, yet we never said more than hi untilwe started dating three years later. Time alone together is important. Weekly date 4 Our first date was a horseback ride at the ranch.nights and getting away together once or twice a year 5 We were only engaged for 10 days. You read that have been so important for us.right. When you know you know. 6 We were only 19 years old when we got married.Learn the other persons Love Language and act 7 Our faith in God serves as the foundation for our on it. Service is love in action. Cody needs hugs and marriage and family. kisses while I receive love through gifts. We have learned 8 We both love horses.what the other needs. When we figured this out, our 9 Cody\'s favorite colors are lime green and yellow. married life got 10 times better!My favorite color is red. 10We both love whiskey drinks.Develop a shared interest. It can be simple. We like 11Hes the cow guy and I just go along with him.horses, whiskey drinks, family time, and dirt road drives.12Codys bliss is quiet time at home and mine is adinner surrounded by friends and family.Marriage is not easy. It requires hard work and 13His hobby is training the next set of ranch horses, intentional time.while I am content with my trusty older horses.14He thinks before he acts. I tend to be a bit more Money. It is important to get on the same page about impulsive and a fixer. money. Finances break up a lot of marriages. If you both 15Our ideal date night is water and cattle checking commit your hearts to God and follow His leading by with drinks. releasing, in your heart, your money to Him, then you 16Our favorite meal is a steak followed by will move forward together.Mexican food.17We both like lake and beach time.Marriage not 50/50.Its 100/100.However, you will 18He loves to read books and listen to podcasts. not always both be giving 100% and thats okay. There I would rather watch a movie. will be times you and the Lord will carry things for the 19We are not very good mind readers so we have both of you. That is love.learned to talk it out, every day.20Crowds bother Cody but not me. You cant keep score or want to win or want to21We both like to have each other\'s company. be right.22Cody would rather not do any mechanics stuff, whileI don\'t mind it. You have to choose to love your spouse every 23He is by far the best roper. day.Most days that will be easy! It is very easy to 24One of my favorite things about Cody is that he is become a "roommate" in a marriage and that my friends, disciplined about so many things (quiet time, is when you have to dig deep and find the LOVE. Avoid working out, finances, intentional time with his the "roommate" days.family, turning off his work when hes at home, etc.)that he inspires me to be better each day and to focus Serve your spouse even when you dont want to.on what is in front of me. They need it and you will be the recipient, too.14 November 2023'