Nine Years... and Counting!

Today my prince and I are celeberating our NINE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!  And though we've been apart for many hours, we are so connected and on the same page.  My oh my I love being married to my man!  Apart from my Savior, there is no one I rather spend my time with than my hubby!

In fact, to quickly share a little story from this morning, we were all enjoying some Breakfast Cake at the dining room table when Saraina asks,

"Mommy, why are you the only one that's brown in our family?"

Just a moment later, Joshua pipes in, "Well, why is Daddy the only white one in our family?"

After a few giggles, Daddy replies, you see, "Before Daddy and Mommy got married, Mommy really liked vanilla ice cream and I really liked coffee.  We thought, we should get married because she looks like coffee and I look like vanilla ice cream!"

Then Kadin asks, "Well, what are we?"

Without a hint of confusion or doubt, Saraina answers him, "We're mocha."

Well, my vanilla ice cream shake, I am so thankful to be married to you!  Happy 108 months of marriage!

100... and Counting

pops....

so much going on.

vicious-sounding coughs... diarrhea... constant nose drainage... ~$5K worth of work being done in the basement... double hernia recovery...

plus the usual stuff.  three meals a day, dirty clothes, bathing kiddos, disciplining and training kiddos, and the like.

but i didn't forget.  i didn't forget... ONE HUNDRED.  100.

HAPPY ONE HUNDRED MONTH ANNIVERSARY, my prince!

i love being married to you and could share 100 reasons I am humbled the Lord would allow me to be your wife.  but time doesn't permit.

but, i love you.  and i thank the Lord I can serve you now, in your time of need.  it is a joy caring for you, papa-son!  oh how i adore being married to you!

Loving via Prayer - Day 17

Are you loving your hubby today by praying for him?

Well, today is the 17th and we always recognize our marriage on the 17th day of each month to remember God's kindness to us in allowing us to be married on the 17th of November. You may laugh but we love it. It so fits us!

So, can I take a moment to give my Papa-son a shout out? Cool.

Yo, Papa! Happy 99 months of marriage! Wahoo! Oooo... 99 months! Even after 99 months of marriage, you are STILL the only one I have eyes for. You continue to make my heart beat fast when you make those ridiculous jokes. How I love it though. Yes, I love the look in those sexy whatever-color-eyes you have when you set up a joke that will only make me roll my eyes in unbelief. What fun it is being married to you! I love you, my prince!

Back to the blog! Ready to pray for your man? Cool! Let's do it!

(Have no idea what THIS is all about? Go HERE.)

Day 17:

Pray that your husband will enjoy his manliness as he patterns his life after Christ and strong

men in the faith.

Pray for his physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual strength.

Scripture to inform your prayers:

Ephesians 3:16

that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being

1 Peter 2:21

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

1 Corinthians 10:11

Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.