Thankful Thursday

Last week I posted this about 2 dear IRL friends of mine & how much they mean to me! I decided to keep this going as a weekly thing. Sometimes is might be a person or even something that has happened in our lives. Just pausing to be thankful for all the amazing things & people God has placed in my life! And as all of you know I am on a bloggy-design kick right now, so I even created a button for it! So if you would like to join in then grab this button & be sure to link back to me so I can come read what you are thankful for!

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This week I want to tell you about my husband & how thankful for him I am! But first I want to tell you how we met & fell in love. The GD & I met at church in the college & career ministry. I don't remember our first meeting, but I do remember the first time God stirred my heart for him. We had a meeting with some of the leaders of the C&C ministry & I was upset about some of the changes that were taking place. After the meeting he came up to me & simply asked me "How are you?" But there was something in his voice that told me he genuinely wanted to know how I was. I remember walking away, after talking to him for at least 30 min, thinking how he was someone special. After that he started helping me with our weekly bible study & afterwards we would go get coffee or get a snack & talk for hours. Long before we were actually dating, people started questioning if we were in fact dating. We even joked about telling people we were getting married & planned out a ceremony! Then one night (Feb 22nd to be exact) after bible study we were sitting in my car talking & actually approached the subject of having feelings for each other & what to do about it. We both expressed how we wanted the next person we dated to be the one we were going to marry, which is a little daunting to go into it with those expectations already set up. He was concerned about taking our friendship to that level & if it was worth it. Without skipping a beat, I reached over, held his hand so that our fingers were intertwined & said "I want this."

Ever since that moment when our fingers were first intertwined, I couldn't see where he stopped & I began. We became one, working together, loving together, starting a family together & growing together. We have had many challenging times in our relationship, whether is was the possibility of not being able to have children, or when we did have children, or money, or family or so many other things, one thing I know is he is still intertwined with me. He is my other half, my better half. I have learned so much about myself because of him. And I know that I am a better person for knowing & loving him. He has always told me that his heart beats in my chest & I have always said that when I am in his arms the world makes sense again. And it does! Thank you my love for loving me, for holding me, for supporting me, for all you do for me & our family! I love you, baby blue!

8 yrs & 4 days later, I still want this!