October 7, 2016

I know I’m long overdue for a blog update.  The kids were able to come this week and I didn’t want to spend time on the computer with them here, and then my 10 day detour back to the hospital on September 22^nd delayed the blog  as well.  Thanks for your patience.  It will be coming soon.

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I wanted to do this blog in honor of Scott and our 16^th Anniversary today-October 7.

Scott,

I don’t think either one of us could have imagined where our lives journey together would take us in the 16 years we’ve been married.  I think we’ve experienced more in 16 years of marriage that some marriages experience in 50 years! 

I didn’t know God when we met, but you did and thankfully you were faithful to Him, and He’s been faithful to you (and me).  Through every trial, every celebration, every argument, every joyful moment He’s been there with us and for us. 

In a world where it’s easy to walk away when the going gets tough, or if things aren’t quite the way you imagined they’d be, or perhaps the grass seems greener on the other side…the truth is when we made our marriage vows in front of all of those witnesses and under God-that was it for me and I know it was for you too.  It was and has always been, “Until death do us part”. 

We promised to love and comfort each other through richer and poorer. When you were laid off from Centex we were tested with the “poorer” part but the “richer” part shined through as we buckled down and were blessed with God’s richness.

We promised to love each other through the trials and they come like waves such as with Nolan’s birth and surgeries.  And once again with God’s grace we clung to Him and one another and we survived those storms.

You’ve had to honor your promise of loving and comforting me in sickness more than I have you so far with my stroke and our latest escapade.  And you have shined through both.  I truly cannot imagine a life partner that could or would endure this journey with me with such patience and finesse and I know you were sent to me by God to be my life partner for such a season as this.

As we have the opportunity to celebrate 16 years of marriage today, this one will be one to remember!  Thank you Scott for staying with me, for putting up with me, for being there when I need you, for being an amazing father to our children, for being a kind, generous, genuine person.  I love you more than any of these simple words can convey and I wanted to publicly give you a shout out for what an amazing man you are! 

I look forward to so many more anniversaries with you, that will hopefully include less medical stuff and more snorkeling, sunning by a beach, fishing in Alaska, touring the USA and just having some good old fashion fun!