![Happy Family of Three.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeMKhpi7Q9GAa7GxHqfLbf65n1YhY3Ug53tQ6bnrJfrGi/Happy%20Family%20of%20Three.jpg) *Photo by: [Lito Sy](http://litosydavao.com/)*

***FORWARD:*** *This post was initially written on March 5th, 2018 but I am now uploading it to the Steem blockchain via @engrave on [ChrisRice.blog](https://ChrisRice.blog). My main website is now [ChrisRice.xyz](https://ChrisRice.xyz).*

I celebrated eight years of marriage with my wife today. And after all this time I still believe that marrying her is one of the best decisions I ever made. I think that is one of the thoughts in my mind that will remain the same, always and forever, no matter what. I always had the necessary strength to get through the hard times and I am lucky that like me, @emafe also had the strength to make it through the rain when things got rough. Now it's 2018 and we have been married for 8 years! The biggest lesson I learned from being married to @emafe is that health is certainly wealth, and that all things worth having are healthy. Everything else that's unhealthy leads to suffering in the end, one way or another. So @emafe, Love... thank you for teaching me the value of health. And thank you for learning with me side-by-side. I will do my best to focus on health and I will try to get better at being and remaining healthy. That way all of us can live a long and happy life together. You, me, baby Zac and all of our loved ones. Thank you for being nice to me and Happy Anniversary to Us! I love you & baby Zac 🤗♥️

![Birthday Celebration.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYuCSFQ9K53dJGa9JARtnZdTy6zeSBSxDnSyrMRRZV5vJ/Birthday%20Celebration.jpg) *The food that was cooked for the celebration.* ![Married Couples Hanging Out.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbcrR7cgzkU78SiWffzpC1RXEiVGH6HJF7NXdawedmrhA/Married%20Couples%20Hanging%20Out.jpg) *Some of our friends that visited us for the celebration*.

![Chris Emafe and Zac Rice.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWcG7boWds4Egs3rRkFFZNFHdjGipveajberNzuyogthZ/Chris%20Emafe%20and%20Zac%20Rice.jpg)
*You can see the life that I live in the Philippines at [Emafe.com](http://emafe.com), meet me at [Steem.ph](http://steem.ph), or discuss philosophy with me at [Humanist.xyz](http://humanist.xyz).*
*~ @chrisrice* *** ^{Originally posted on [Chris Rice | Blog](http://chrisrice.blog/8-years-of-marriage). Steem blog powered by [ENGRAVE](https://engrave.website).}