Andrea Gunning

Church became an even bigger part of their lives.

We were very involved in our faith.

Their marriage began looking up, especially when, a year later, they welcomed their first baby, a baby girl.

Danielle was on top of the world, so filled with love for her first daughter and her young family.

It confirmed to her that she really did want to be a stay-at-home mom.

She just felt whole.

And your family is so cute.

The difficulties she and Chad faced in the first year of marriage started to feel like they were in the rearview mirror.

Soon, Danielle's life became consumed by full-time child care.

As their kids got older, she started homeschooling them.

And she loved every minute of it.

With a growing family came more financial demands.

But luckily, Chad's business was taking off.

They even had the ability to upgrade their house.

Danielle didn't think it was the most practical choice, but the house made him happy.

After they moved in, he tried to tell her how to run the house, but she stood her ground.

She trusted him to handle the finances.

So when it came to the housework, he needed to trust her.

And there were a lot of things that needed dusting.

Chad was a collector.