Its Still A Dream Come True!

Yesterday I remembered a day where my dreams came true, the man of my dreams asked me to marry him!

That same man reminded me that it was 8 years, not 7, since this happened (oops) :)

I guess its a good thing!

I still cant believe what a awesome, genuine, caring, sweet, totally good looking man God had waiting for me!

He was right under my nose for 4 years before the time was right for us, 

Single girls out there, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!!!

One day the time will be right for you too! 

You don't need to go looking for a guy that seems right for you, set your standards high, and keep them there. The right man is out there, he may be a world away or right under your nose, but he won't be the right man for you till the time is right, so JUST WAIT!

See what waiting gave me?!?!

Pretty sweet eh?! :)

I didn't know what love really left like till this guy came into my life. Love doesn't seem like a big enough word to describe all the feelings that I have for him, I really do love him a lot!

Know you're my whole life

Know you're my whole world!

I just cant believe the way I feel about you girl!

Like the river meets the sea, stronger than it's ever been.

We've come so far since that day,

And I thought I loved you then!

Just Take The Time

Life is busy.

There is no way around it.

Spending time a lone with your spouse is hard to do... if it has to be perfect.

We seem to have this ideal way of "going on a date" and when it doesn't work out the way we pictured it should, we often just forget about it all together. 

I know that as a mom of 3 little kids getting dressed up to go on date hasn't happened in awhile, (a really long while) :) But a date doesn't have to be "perfect". It's not about where we are it's about who is there by our side.

For Josh and myself we have our dates nights every Friday, Josh plays hockey at a arena an hour from our place, so we will usually go out for supper with some friends and then I watch Josh play hockey, we pick up some ice cream and head home. My favourite part of those dates is the driving, 2 whole hours of just the two of us being able to talk with no interruptions. It's a great time to just discuss different things, talk about training our kids, and what some of our goals are for our life. It may not seem "perfect" but it is perfect to me.

And of course we couldn't go on these date nights without our wonderful parents, who take care of our kids for us!

So on that note I thought I would share about how we celebrated Valentines day. 

Valentines day Josh was out hauling grain and I was gone helping Josh's sisters get ready for a valentines banquet at their church. It was a busy, but very fun day. Then in the evening Josh came to pick me up (with flowers) :) and we went to hockey. So seeing as we didn't have time do anything out of the ordinary, the next night, after the kids were all in bed, I cut up some strawberries and bananas, melted some chocolate, and Josh and I enjoyed a romantic fondue, along with watching olympic curling. :)

We didn't need to make reservations, or go anywhere. We didn't need to get a babysitter, or spend a lot of money, all we needed was, US and the love that we have for each other.

Don't worry about your dates being "perfect" instead, look for the "little" opportunities in life that come along, maybe it's renting a movie, or baking cookies together, it may even be fruit and melted chocolate. Whatever the case, remember that it's who you're spending time with, not where you are, that matters.

It might take some extra effort, but it's really worth it!

Happy Birthday Josh!

Today marked a special day for my sweetheart, his Birthday. We celebrated at Josh's parents yesterday and at my parents today, we had a wonderful time, although we did miss our little guy! We are looking forward to Daddies next birthday so that Andrew can join us!

Josh you are a very special friend to me, I love you with all of my heart! God has blessed me so richly with a husband who stands beside me no matter what! These past 2 months would have been unbearable without you. I thank God every day for bringing you and me together! Your selfless spirit is amazing to me, how you are always ready and willing to give of yourself and to do what others want before what you want, and these past weeks of spending time at the hospital have really brought out that character in you!

I love spending time with you Dear. the way you make me laugh, the way you care for me and the way you make me feel so loved and so special, I would never trade you for anything in the world! I Love being our Princess!

Josh, your faith in the Lord in amazing! From the day that we went in to the hospital till now I have marveled at how strong it is, you encourage me every day to trust God no matter what happens, I truly can say that my faith has grown since we got married, thanks to you!

Josh, I pray God's most richest blessing upon you in the coming year! May He bless you and keep you and I pray for grace to be a wife that you can be proud of.

I love you sweetheart!