Sometimes God gives us answers when we ask. Other times there seems to be a silence while we beg for a response. My answer apparently has come 4 years after the question when I wasn't even thinking of it. When we lost 3 babies over a short 4 month span in 2007 I wondered why. In my immaturity I concluded it was because God must be giving us a child that would be born quickly. Why else would he take them from us? As the months and years passed I was confused. We could have had both a baby we lost and another child in this time. It did not make sense to me.
My conclusions on the way to trusting God with the answer were not pretty. I told myself I was an awful mom and God wouldnt give me more kids because of that. I told myself clearly I couldnt take care of another if he would give me one. I plotted ways to end my life to be with the babies we had lost, then felt terrible for considering leaving the one we still had. And eventually I told myself God had a reason and he would share it with me one day on earth or in heaven. And I still did not understand.
I understand and it is so amazingly fantastic that the happy tears cant stop flowing in the middle of the night. We each have a purpose. So simple isnt it? And we know this. Even people who do not believe in God know this. But it is so much more than we think it is. Our three little ones concieved, planned and wanted in our love had a purpose and they each lived out that purpose fully. They were not a mistake God took back. They did not lack purpose. Their purpose was to create a wonderful testimony in us that would affect the lives of many. They are affecting your life as you read this. They made way for changes in our life. Their lives were the exact length of time that God planned them to be in order to complete what he wanted for them. Their purpose lives on every time we talk about them. And if somehow I had been able to keep them longer like I would have liked to at the time they left us, then our little girl Bethany would not be able to live out her purpose.
As Bethany kicks inside me, she has a purpose too. God has a plan for her that would likely not have come to be should our other children have been born. If we had not lost those babies, Andrew would likely be our last child. Bethany would not be here. Her purpose would not have been fullfulled. God saw the whole picture. God had a wonderful plan for this little girl. He knows the people she will affect every day of her life and he has a plan for her to infulence this world in a wonderful way. It is a plan that would not have come to be if I had my way 4 years ago. He knew better than me. His big picture is so much more than my little view of how I think things should be or how I want them to be.
Our life is so much more than our simple existance too. It is all worked together in a complex web including every person and situation that occurs here. I looked at the years we tried for Evalynn and thought that the only reason was so I could help someone else through it one day. It is so much more. Evalynn's purpose could not have been lived out if she was born sooner. There is some reason why she was born when she was. Hear me loud and clear everyone who has ever tried for a long time to have children, everyone who has lost babies - your child cannot live out God's plan for it in the best possible way if it is born in your timing. He has the perfect time for that child where it will influence classmates, teachers, coworkers, neighbours. If you picked their birthdate (which trust me I know it would be yesterday!) they could not live out their purpose properly. There is this massive plan for each of our lives and we could not put it together if we tried.
The years of waiting, the lost babies that were never held, the lost ones that were. They all have a purpose. There is a reason for the pain. It is not to save us from something bad but to give us something good. All of his plans for us are good. Our losses (as insignificant as it feels in light of some other's) were part of a good plan for us. Part of a good plan for you. Part of a good plan for Bethany and everyone she will meet that could not have happened without the things we thought were bad.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Or in another version-" For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the LORD, thoughts of
peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
My babies lived out their purpose fully and reached an expected end that allowed for each of their siblings to live out their purpose too. Oh surprise ah ha moments are wonderful.
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Why You Need the Church Body
More and more I hear people say (and see people
attempt to live out) the statement "I believe in God and I believe in
Jesus but I don't feel I need to go to church". I have a hard time saying
to somebody who has come to such a decision that "you need to go to
church". There is so much complexity to a statement like that and it can
be taken in ways it is not meant to be. Some of the arguments people use about
not attending church includes:
They just want my money
I find it boring
I don't have the time
I don't believe what they believe
Someone from church did something to hurt/offend me
If any of these reasons strike at you as why you
don't attend church then I can only suggest you talk to someone you view as a
true follower of Jesus about it so that they can help you talk through these
feelings.
I want to talk about why you SHOULD attend a
church. First of all let's define what I am calling church.
I'm not talking about the building. I am talking
about a group of believers in Jesus Christ that meet regularly inside that
building. You may have heard the saying “standing in a church doesn't make you
a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car”. The important
part is making a connection to the BODY of Christ, not being in the building
once a week.
In 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Paul talks to the church
using the metaphor of a body. Every person is meant to be a part of the body of
Christ whether they are a hand, foot, knee, finger, ear, etc. Paul describes
how every part of the body serves a purpose and each part helps to serve the
body as a whole in some way.
I would like to take this metaphor one step
further. The body needs parts to survive and to function properly. However,
some parts can be removed without causing death to the body. If your finger is
cut off you would most likely survive. People lose limbs and continue to live
relatively normal lives. Perhaps the power that Jesus has given the church is
severely hampered due to the fact that missing parts have caused the body to
not be able to function at the best of its ability. Regardless, the body
survives and pushes onward with what is available.
Here is the scary part. Yes, the body can survive
without all parts intact. But what happens to the parts that become
disconnected from the body? They are no longer attached the source of life!
Without the body, none of these parts can survive! They may be preserved for a
short period of time in which they are still able to be reattached to the body
but ultimately they will die. These dead pieces of flesh are ultimately sent to
be incinerated. No, I'm not saying you need to go to church or you will
physically die. I am talking about a spiritual death. A disconnection from God
will spiritually starve you to death.
So here is my cry. YOU need to be connected to the
body! If you were at one point part of the body and have somehow been cut off or
separated from it there is still time. As long as there is breath in your lungs
you are a part preserved to be reattached.
If you have never been a part of the
"body" you should know that the body is continually growing and reproducing.
As long as there is breath in your lungs it is not too late to be reborn into
the body of Christ. In John 3:3-7, Jesus talks of what it means to be
"born again". It is a spiritual birth into a spiritual body.
My hope and prayer is that each and every one finds
faith in Jesus Christ and connects to this body. A whole, healthy and intact
body is a beautiful and powerful thing!
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Time - A Measured Indefinite
My previous intention was to steal Mike's blurb he wrote and post it without him knowing. Sometimes he writes wonderful things in an attempt to organize his thoughts but doesn't feel the need to share them (despite his wife's encouragement lol). I decided though to ask him first.... this time.... watch out dear one of your songs may be next ;)
I have always found the whole topic of time mesmerizing and to be honest somewhat confusing. If you try and find a definition of time you will find many different ones and none that totally satisfy as a complete answer. As I have looked into it I have come across what I find to be some interesting points and facts. I also am drawn to one simple conclusion.
C.S. Lewis - " If you picture time as a straight line along which we have to travel, then you must picture God as the whole page on which the line is drawn. We come to the parts of the line one by one: We have to leave A behind before we get to B, and cannot reach C until we leave B behind. God, from above or outside or all around contains the whole line and sees it all." ( Mere Christianity)
Our "measurement" of time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, millennia) is loosely based on the speed of the Earth's rotation and the speed of our orbit around the sun.
The first known calendar system was actually the lunar calendar which followed the cycle of the moon. Creation of a lunisolar calendar created a need to add a "leap month" every few years to keep the seasons in sync with a "year". We now mostly use an entirely solar based calendar and we have the same issue to a smaller degree today with the "leap year".
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. (2 Peter 3:8 NIV)
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. (Proverbs 27:1 NIV)
I have always found the whole topic of time mesmerizing and to be honest somewhat confusing. If you try and find a definition of time you will find many different ones and none that totally satisfy as a complete answer. As I have looked into it I have come across what I find to be some interesting points and facts. I also am drawn to one simple conclusion.
C.S. Lewis - " If you picture time as a straight line along which we have to travel, then you must picture God as the whole page on which the line is drawn. We come to the parts of the line one by one: We have to leave A behind before we get to B, and cannot reach C until we leave B behind. God, from above or outside or all around contains the whole line and sees it all." ( Mere Christianity)
Our "measurement" of time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, millennia) is loosely based on the speed of the Earth's rotation and the speed of our orbit around the sun.
A "year" on Jupiter is 11.86 earth years. A "day" on Jupiter is only 9.85 earth hours. There are approximately 10500 Jupiter "days" in a Jupiter "year". If you change your location then you may change your measurement of time BUT time is still the same on Jupiter.
The first known calendar system was actually the lunar calendar which followed the cycle of the moon. Creation of a lunisolar calendar created a need to add a "leap month" every few years to keep the seasons in sync with a "year". We now mostly use an entirely solar based calendar and we have the same issue to a smaller degree today with the "leap year".
As usual, when I go looking for answers about something I tend to just find more questions. When that happens there is one place I can always find some comfort and conclusion. This is some of what the Bible has to say about time:
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. (2 Peter 3:8 NIV)
A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. (Psalm 90:4 NIV)
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 KJV)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV)
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. (Proverbs 27:1 NIV)
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34 NIV)
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. (James 4:14 NIV)
Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:1, 2 NIV)
We try and understand and control things that are beyond our understanding and out of our control. Time is out if our control and as much as we'd like to deny it we really do not understand it either. My simple conclusion is this: time is a gift from God! We don't have to understand it but I hope and pray that the time God has given me is something that I enjoy rather than worry about, that I don't take for granted, and that I use wisely for the purposes He intended.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Living out my Exodus
What are you a slave to? Is it your job? Your addiction? Your emotions? Whatever you devote the majority of your life, your thoughts, your lack of sleep to; it holds you prisoner. You give and give and desperately seek some return that never seems to come. The harder you press in the tighter it squeezes you and sucks the very joy out of your life. What holds you in slavery may very well be something that was a beneficial part of your life in the beginning. I’m reminded of the House of Jacob going into Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan. Joseph’s father and brothers were given the best land in Egypt (Genesis 47:5-6) and even flourished there (Genesis 47:27).
Time passes by and circumstances change. Joseph and his brothers all pass away but leave many descendants in the land of Egypt who become slaves to Pharaoh. It goes so far as to have Pharaoh decide that every male child born of an Israelite woman be put to death so that the descendants of Jacob will not be powerful enough to rise up against him.
Seeing the misery of His people, God proclaims a promise over them (Exodus 3:17). He will take them out of Egypt, set them free from that which they have become slaves to, and take them to a new land flowing with milk and honey. We all know the story of Moses. Burning bush, plagues in Egypt, the Israelites allowed to leave by Pharaoh, Pharaoh changing his mind and pursuing the Israelites. God has promised to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and place them in a new and better land. God has miraculously fulfilled the first half of this promise and is leading them towards the second half. Yet the Children of Israel say “Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, `leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians`? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” (Exodus 14:12)
They were not looking forward to the other half of God’s promise. They were too focused on where they were and were more willing to go back into slavery than to trust in the promise they were given. They were unable to trust in what they could not yet see. Even still God intervened and parted the seas so that His children could pass into safety. They continued through the desert and every step of the way God provided for his children. When they needed water there was water (Exodus 15:25). When they needed Food God showered Manna and Quail down upon them (Exodus 16). God provided at every turn exactly what the Israelites needed.
Fast forward to Mount Sinai. Moses is up on the mountain receiving the tablets with the Law written on them. He is taking too long for their liking. So they make an idol in the shape of a calf and bow down to it and say “these are our gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt” (Exodus 32:4). After freedom was provided for them by God they turned from him and gave the glory elsewhere. God delivers us from our slavery, or provides for us in our times of need. How often do we then turn around and give praise to something else? To other men? To ourselves? We need to give God the glory for everything that He provides.
God presses on with His promise for Israel. He tells them to leave the mountain at Horeb an go possess the land that He has promised them (Deuteronomy 1:8). God says later “Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 1:21). They decided to send spies to go and check out the land that God had promised them. And they saw that the land God had promised them was good. They also saw that it was occupied already and they rebelled. They decided “the Lord hates us; so He brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.” (Deuteronomy 1:27) How is it that when God has delivered us from slavery, brought us through the desert and delivered us to the doorstep of his promise that we can then say “No, this is going to be too hard, I don’t think I can do it. Thanks anyway but I will find something else” We are willing to wander in the wilderness because we don’t trust that God is going to do what He said He will do.
What are you a slave to? What has God promised for you? Are you willing to lay down that which God has told you to lay down and follow him wherever he takes you? Or will you turn back and pick up whatever you have already laid down because it seems easier to live in bondage and know you are in bondage than it is to take a journey with God and trust in him? God is with you in “Egypt”. He is with you in the “desert”. He wants you to trust that He is leading you to the “Promised land”. Remember Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Let God free you from whatever holds you in bondage, whatever holds you back. Trust in His plans for your life. When he tells you to stop then stop. When he tells you to go then go. He will never lead you wrong! Don't look back when it gets too hard or you aren't sure what to do next. Look to Him instead. He will show you the way no matter how daunting it looks.
Mike
Time passes by and circumstances change. Joseph and his brothers all pass away but leave many descendants in the land of Egypt who become slaves to Pharaoh. It goes so far as to have Pharaoh decide that every male child born of an Israelite woman be put to death so that the descendants of Jacob will not be powerful enough to rise up against him.
Seeing the misery of His people, God proclaims a promise over them (Exodus 3:17). He will take them out of Egypt, set them free from that which they have become slaves to, and take them to a new land flowing with milk and honey. We all know the story of Moses. Burning bush, plagues in Egypt, the Israelites allowed to leave by Pharaoh, Pharaoh changing his mind and pursuing the Israelites. God has promised to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and place them in a new and better land. God has miraculously fulfilled the first half of this promise and is leading them towards the second half. Yet the Children of Israel say “Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, `leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians`? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” (Exodus 14:12)
They were not looking forward to the other half of God’s promise. They were too focused on where they were and were more willing to go back into slavery than to trust in the promise they were given. They were unable to trust in what they could not yet see. Even still God intervened and parted the seas so that His children could pass into safety. They continued through the desert and every step of the way God provided for his children. When they needed water there was water (Exodus 15:25). When they needed Food God showered Manna and Quail down upon them (Exodus 16). God provided at every turn exactly what the Israelites needed.
Fast forward to Mount Sinai. Moses is up on the mountain receiving the tablets with the Law written on them. He is taking too long for their liking. So they make an idol in the shape of a calf and bow down to it and say “these are our gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt” (Exodus 32:4). After freedom was provided for them by God they turned from him and gave the glory elsewhere. God delivers us from our slavery, or provides for us in our times of need. How often do we then turn around and give praise to something else? To other men? To ourselves? We need to give God the glory for everything that He provides.
God presses on with His promise for Israel. He tells them to leave the mountain at Horeb an go possess the land that He has promised them (Deuteronomy 1:8). God says later “Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 1:21). They decided to send spies to go and check out the land that God had promised them. And they saw that the land God had promised them was good. They also saw that it was occupied already and they rebelled. They decided “the Lord hates us; so He brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.” (Deuteronomy 1:27) How is it that when God has delivered us from slavery, brought us through the desert and delivered us to the doorstep of his promise that we can then say “No, this is going to be too hard, I don’t think I can do it. Thanks anyway but I will find something else” We are willing to wander in the wilderness because we don’t trust that God is going to do what He said He will do.
What are you a slave to? What has God promised for you? Are you willing to lay down that which God has told you to lay down and follow him wherever he takes you? Or will you turn back and pick up whatever you have already laid down because it seems easier to live in bondage and know you are in bondage than it is to take a journey with God and trust in him? God is with you in “Egypt”. He is with you in the “desert”. He wants you to trust that He is leading you to the “Promised land”. Remember Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Let God free you from whatever holds you in bondage, whatever holds you back. Trust in His plans for your life. When he tells you to stop then stop. When he tells you to go then go. He will never lead you wrong! Don't look back when it gets too hard or you aren't sure what to do next. Look to Him instead. He will show you the way no matter how daunting it looks.
Mike
Saturday, 8 October 2011
I am thankful for...
Thanksgiving usually comes with comments of things we are thankful for. Our health, spouse, children, money, time with family and jobs. Not many move past the status quo. This year I am thankful for...
1. Bruises on my legs from the toddler who uses me as a jungle gym
2. The buzz of a dryer... my husband did the laundry
3. Shoppers optimum points
4. Leftover pasta
5. Playing wii with Aden
6. Christ's forgiveness
7. Toddler speak
8. Secret messages of love from Mike
9. A new mattress
10. Baby squeeks while nursing
11. The sun reflecting off a car window
12. Sunny fall days
13. Nibbles from first teeth
14. Duct tape holding my computer cord together
15. Tylonol
16. Chocolate cake
17. Apple crisp hot out of the oven
18. The drool Evalynn just wiped across my face
19. Secret Christmas presents hidden and waiting
20. Sleeping in
21. A child's undying devoted love
22. Planned returns of those long gone
23. The fall fair
24. Sales on things we need
25. Sleepy eyerubs
26. Temper tantrums
27. Cuddles on the couch
28. Tickle fights
29. Persistence
30. Tangled hair
31. Gods promises, both fullfilled and coming soon.
more to come....
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
1. Bruises on my legs from the toddler who uses me as a jungle gym
2. The buzz of a dryer... my husband did the laundry
3. Shoppers optimum points
4. Leftover pasta
5. Playing wii with Aden
6. Christ's forgiveness
7. Toddler speak
8. Secret messages of love from Mike
9. A new mattress
10. Baby squeeks while nursing
11. The sun reflecting off a car window
12. Sunny fall days
13. Nibbles from first teeth
14. Duct tape holding my computer cord together
15. Tylonol
16. Chocolate cake
17. Apple crisp hot out of the oven
18. The drool Evalynn just wiped across my face
19. Secret Christmas presents hidden and waiting
20. Sleeping in
21. A child's undying devoted love
22. Planned returns of those long gone
23. The fall fair
24. Sales on things we need
25. Sleepy eyerubs
26. Temper tantrums
27. Cuddles on the couch
28. Tickle fights
29. Persistence
30. Tangled hair
31. Gods promises, both fullfilled and coming soon.
more to come....
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
Friday, 9 September 2011
Here Kitty Kitty Kitty
About a week and a half ago one of our cats, Josie, went missing. We have 3 indoor cats (Melodi, Josie and Vee Vee - short for Valerie. Can you guess where their names came from?). The odd thing was that neither of us remember her going out. There was no mad dash for the door as she snuck between our legs. She was just simply gone. We searched our place high and low with no success. I even looked in the basement ceiling. Finally we concluded she must have somehow snuck outside.
Our search then began outside. We called, we shook food and kitty treats, we went on hunts in the forest behind our house. One night Mike saw her at a nearby apartment building. Scared and alone though she ran back into the forest. Over the next few days there were sightings by us and others we asked. She would not come to anyone and our attempts to chase her through an overgrown forest were less than successful. (We did however manage to feed a mosquito colony and obtain a few scratches along the way).
Finally we admitted defeat. We were unable to continue this way. We put up signs, prayed God would keep her safe and left it in his hands. My facebook read "
Our search then began outside. We called, we shook food and kitty treats, we went on hunts in the forest behind our house. One night Mike saw her at a nearby apartment building. Scared and alone though she ran back into the forest. Over the next few days there were sightings by us and others we asked. She would not come to anyone and our attempts to chase her through an overgrown forest were less than successful. (We did however manage to feed a mosquito colony and obtain a few scratches along the way).
Finally we admitted defeat. We were unable to continue this way. We put up signs, prayed God would keep her safe and left it in his hands. My facebook read "
Sunday, 14 August 2011
My husband
My husband is wonderful. He never ceases to amaze me in everything he does. He loves me with the everyday kind of love everyone longs for. Flowers sit on my table inscribed with "surprise" simply because he felt like it. My back and feet are rubbed without my needing to request it. He hugs and kisses me when he leaves and the same upon return (without fail, even as I sleep). I love you's are written in the steam on the mirror making me smile after a shower. He brushes and braids my hair, brushes hairs out of my face and tells me I am beautiful. He calls me Princess and Sweetie.
He thanks me when I do the simple tasks like dishes, folding laundry and vacuuming. He cleans up toys, stays home with the kids as I grocery shop in silence and wears our babies to give me a break. He kisses minor cuts and bruises while asking if I am ok. We watch chick flicks, play card games and cuddle on the couch. At night he crawls into the kids' beds with me just so he doesn't have to go to bed without me. He kisses me goodnight. He is my best friend.
He sends me "I miss you notes" when one of us is gone. He never puts me down - especially when I deserve it. He defends me, holds me tight when I'm sad and wipes away my tears. He kept our high school love notes and admires our wedding rings as we sit together. He scrubs my back in the shower (even though he knows I can reach). He looks into my eyes and tells me he loves me. He tapes my shows, tells me my stretch marks are beautiful and calls me pretty when I think I look my worst.
He prays for me, gets me ice cream with various toppings, and holds an umbrella so I don't get wet. He listens to me, ohs and ahs over my latest wrap, puts his arm around me in church, and kisses my cheek. He brushes off the car in the snow, makes me breakfast and lets me sleep in. He buys me sweet treats, tells me I am a great mom and talks about when we get old. He shares his pop (when I just said I did not want one), says I am hot and holds my hand. He forgives me instantly when I mess up - even when I find it hard to forgive myself.
He makes me smile, sigh and relax. He gives me strength, hope and determination. After 10 years together and almost 7 married he still amazes me with his love for me.
He loves me like God loves us and it is nothing short of awesome to be a part of this God given marriage.
~ Carly
He thanks me when I do the simple tasks like dishes, folding laundry and vacuuming. He cleans up toys, stays home with the kids as I grocery shop in silence and wears our babies to give me a break. He kisses minor cuts and bruises while asking if I am ok. We watch chick flicks, play card games and cuddle on the couch. At night he crawls into the kids' beds with me just so he doesn't have to go to bed without me. He kisses me goodnight. He is my best friend.
He sends me "I miss you notes" when one of us is gone. He never puts me down - especially when I deserve it. He defends me, holds me tight when I'm sad and wipes away my tears. He kept our high school love notes and admires our wedding rings as we sit together. He scrubs my back in the shower (even though he knows I can reach). He looks into my eyes and tells me he loves me. He tapes my shows, tells me my stretch marks are beautiful and calls me pretty when I think I look my worst.
He prays for me, gets me ice cream with various toppings, and holds an umbrella so I don't get wet. He listens to me, ohs and ahs over my latest wrap, puts his arm around me in church, and kisses my cheek. He brushes off the car in the snow, makes me breakfast and lets me sleep in. He buys me sweet treats, tells me I am a great mom and talks about when we get old. He shares his pop (when I just said I did not want one), says I am hot and holds my hand. He forgives me instantly when I mess up - even when I find it hard to forgive myself.
He makes me smile, sigh and relax. He gives me strength, hope and determination. After 10 years together and almost 7 married he still amazes me with his love for me.
He loves me like God loves us and it is nothing short of awesome to be a part of this God given marriage.
~ Carly
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