Can I just say how blessed I am as his wife...as his partner in life...where did the time go...I remember peeking out the front window of my house...so nervous...never in my wildest dreams imagining how that night would change both of our lives...how we've both changed over the years...for the better I think...
A few things I love about him...
...the way he reaches for my hand during prayer
...and during worship...
...the way he loves life...and can find humor in almost every situation...almost!!!
...the way he prays just before we go to sleep...
...the way he was and is with our kids...a father with great love...helpful...always there for them...even now as adults...all they have to do is call dad...
...the way, even when his body hurts...he takes time to play with the grand kids...the pride in his eyes when one of them wants to learn about his work or thing he is tinkering on...or when he tells them things about Jesus...
...his passion for the nations...and his sacrifice that comes with that...
...his drive to experience life to it's fullest...from skydiving...to eating gross stuff to impress a student...to simply teaching me about laughter...
We celebrate 34 years today! We both have often said we thought we were in love when we married...but the honest truth is, we had no idea what love was...but then one by one people and things came into our lives to teach us about love...Scott had a better grasp than I did simply because he already experienced the love of Christ...but we both still had so much to learn (and still do...I hope we NEVER get to a place in life that we think we have not reason or purpose to keep learning lessons!)...As our babies started to come I began to get more of a pictures of love...each one them taught me a little more about it...and then I met Christ...and a whole new world opened up for me...and really for us....because...now we had a world to share...a world where grace abounded (and we found/find that is so very needed to survive!!!)...a world where, as Scott and I would grow closer to the Lord individually...we would grow closer together as a couple...a process that...with many flaws and mistakes...our children watched lived out before them...
Scott asked me last night...where did 34 years go...I think at times...he wishes for more than we have...a little land...not have to still work quite as hard...but I look and see so much more...I see us...still standing by the power of Jesus Christ...I see 4 grown, amazing adults...that we both had a part of...who love Jesus...who have mates that love Jesus...and Michael being the husband he is to his sweet Beks...while we are not perfect people...he saw a husband live out sacrificial love...a trait that Michael absolutely has like his dad...I see their dad in all of them...I'm thankful for that...grateful for the heritage that comes from him...to them...we are such a blessed family...
...by his example to me, Scott has allowed me to understand that I'm loved, cherished and adored by the creator of the universe...and that creator...gifted me with Scott...who this side of heaven...loves me, cherishes me and adores me like no other...
here is to another 34 years...I'm in love!!!
A few things I love about him...
...the way he reaches for my hand during prayer
...and during worship...
...the way he loves life...and can find humor in almost every situation...almost!!!
...the way he prays just before we go to sleep...
...the way he was and is with our kids...a father with great love...helpful...always there for them...even now as adults...all they have to do is call dad...
...the way, even when his body hurts...he takes time to play with the grand kids...the pride in his eyes when one of them wants to learn about his work or thing he is tinkering on...or when he tells them things about Jesus...
...his passion for the nations...and his sacrifice that comes with that...
...his drive to experience life to it's fullest...from skydiving...to eating gross stuff to impress a student...to simply teaching me about laughter...
We celebrate 34 years today! We both have often said we thought we were in love when we married...but the honest truth is, we had no idea what love was...but then one by one people and things came into our lives to teach us about love...Scott had a better grasp than I did simply because he already experienced the love of Christ...but we both still had so much to learn (and still do...I hope we NEVER get to a place in life that we think we have not reason or purpose to keep learning lessons!)...As our babies started to come I began to get more of a pictures of love...each one them taught me a little more about it...and then I met Christ...and a whole new world opened up for me...and really for us....because...now we had a world to share...a world where grace abounded (and we found/find that is so very needed to survive!!!)...a world where, as Scott and I would grow closer to the Lord individually...we would grow closer together as a couple...a process that...with many flaws and mistakes...our children watched lived out before them...
Scott asked me last night...where did 34 years go...I think at times...he wishes for more than we have...a little land...not have to still work quite as hard...but I look and see so much more...I see us...still standing by the power of Jesus Christ...I see 4 grown, amazing adults...that we both had a part of...who love Jesus...who have mates that love Jesus...and Michael being the husband he is to his sweet Beks...while we are not perfect people...he saw a husband live out sacrificial love...a trait that Michael absolutely has like his dad...I see their dad in all of them...I'm thankful for that...grateful for the heritage that comes from him...to them...we are such a blessed family...
...by his example to me, Scott has allowed me to understand that I'm loved, cherished and adored by the creator of the universe...and that creator...gifted me with Scott...who this side of heaven...loves me, cherishes me and adores me like no other...
here is to another 34 years...I'm in love!!!
