People have often been confused of why I moved 136 miles away from my hometown, my family, and friends and why I married my husband on a whim. Well, when I met Steve I fell madly in love with him as a person and I couldn't think of a single reason why we should wait. I decided to take a gamble and follow my heart, I prayed a lot and finally just took a leap of faith. A lot of people don't know our story or they don't know all of it. On mine and Steve's first official date he actually told me over dinner that I was going to marry him, this turned into a somewhat of a heated debate and he ended up knocking his glass of tea all over the table. I think most women would have been terrified and they would have run for the hills, but not me. I sat across the table from him and laughed until it hurt my sides. I have yet to be able to describe just what it is about this man that has latched so hard onto my heart, the only word I can use is love. What I can explain is how at peace and safe I feel in his presence. I also know without a shadow of a doubt that he loves me unconditionally. We do not have a picture perfect fairy tale marriage; who wants one of those anyway, fairy tales always have an ending anyways. What we do have is a lot of understanding, respect, compromise, and compassion for one another and to me those are solid materials for a sturdy foundation.
The one thing that I love most about my husband is even when he's having the worst day ever, if he knows my day isn't the greatest he will put his discourage behind him and figure out a way to make me smile. He lifts me up when I'm down and he tries to always let me know I am appreciated. We took two separate household and blended them together into one heck of a family. If I wasn't sitting here telling you, then you would never know that all 6 of our children weren't biological siblings. I am proud of the "on the whim" decision we made. It's a lot like the Johnny Cash song that says "we got married in a fever"!
This is the man that does whatever it takes to make me smile:
"What we do have is a lot of understanding, respect, compromise, and compassion for one another and to me those are solid materials for a sturdy foundation." -- So well said. Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. I'm smiling imagining you laughing 'til your sides hurt and wish you many more happy years with your hubby. :)
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