Someone Dear To My Heart....

I met this person 20 years ago......no....no....the VERY first memory I have of him was when I was 13 years old.

Seems like a whole lifetime ago....looking at my recently turned 13 year old, it's easy to slip into this first memory of this person because she is so much like me...

Anyway...this person so dear to my heart is my hubby...he is a very humble guy that brushes off any compliment given him. 

He is such a wonderful best friend and husband, perfectly made for me! He's the kind of guy that will wake me up when it starts snowing because he knows I love the snow more than my sleep. 

He makes sure I see every rainbow and takes pictures of things I love.

He makes sure I eat...I have a horrible problem with forgetting to eat...weird, I know...but he won't let me forget.

He is crazy with me and then pretends like I am the only crazy part of our relationship. This makes me laugh hysterically and I LOVE laughing! 

This man has been through thick and thin, for better or for worse...I would say for rich or poor, but frankly, we haven't seen the rich part yet. And I am perfectly okay with that!

A few days ago, we went out to dinner. I know...surprisingly, we do get out once in a while! When he opened his fortune cookie, it had a really neat "fortune". Granted, we believe in the power of Jesus Christ, not "good luck" or fortune. I also believe that everything happens for a reason, whether it is good or bad. But we have fun seeing what the fortune cookies say and then guessing what it could mean. This fortune said a lot in just six small words:

You have found good company- Enjoy!

I have to agree.....However, I didn't find this good company that the Lord has blessed me to walk this earthly journey with. I am so thankful that when I knelt my knee and asked Jesus to forgive my hypocritical soul, that He gave me a desire to start praying for my future husband.
I remember a special October night in 1996. Peter and I had been dating for only a mere three months. He had driven from his hometown 4.5 hours away to spend a short weekend with me. As he drove away, the tears ran down my cheeks. I looked up into the gorgeous starry sky and the Lord let me know that this was the man for me. I would be marrying him one day.

Has our life been perfect? Absolutely not. There was a season  in particular 8 or so years ago that I didn't know if our marriage would survive. Thank our heavenly Father, He saw our hearts and our desire to please Him and brought us through.

In the past 18 years we have brought 4 daughters into the world, we also have four children waiting for us in Heaven. We have adopted one foster son and also had another foster son have to leave us. We have been having the joy of fostering babies and fostering school age. We have had no money and enough money. We have seen heartbreak and happiness.

Through it all, I can say that I wouldn't have wanted any other man by my side than the one the Lord gave me.

This man....he is dear to my heart! ------->