Thank you my husband...

for...

• putting extra insulation around the house
• putting the boys to bed most every night
• reading Little House books to Ellie
• humoring the children daily
• cutting, splitting, and stacking wood so our home can be warm
• going to work most every day doing something that you only moderately love so we can have an abundant life
• teaching me...about things that I refuse to read in a newspaper
• being patient with me daily in the little things and the big
• fixing my car
• fixing my bike
• the blessing of grace
• being an amazing example of unconditional love to me and to many others
• taking me on dates to do things that I want to do more than you want to
• leading our family in devotions nightly
• expecting our boys to be respectful and kind and desiring them to be like you...and like Jesus
• appreciating me
• kissing me right before you walk out the door and right after you walk in
• always saying yes when I ask you for a time out for me
• desiring to be the husband and daddy God created you to be
• having a heart for others
• turning my electric blanket on before I go to bed
• encouraging me
• making me laugh
• loving me...just the way I am

...to be continued...


My sweet hubby and I
2002

 You are a gift to me daily. I thank God every day for you. And...I STILL like you!
~AM

I am loved

I feel so blessed. I am blessed.

I feel so grateful. I am grateful.

I feel so loved. I am loved.

I wanted to share a slideshow that my husband made for me about a year ago. This is on our family website that he does. This is what he says:

I heard a Matthew West song while doing some data processing at work yesterday. The song made me think of the past 11 years with Anne-Marie. Since pulling the data involves a lot of downtime I used the opportunity to make a picture slideshow with it. Since I found too many great pictures I had to add another song that reminds me of her. Anyway, check out the video:

Daily, I am amazed at how my husband loves me. He has an entire playlist of songs on his Zune that make him think of me. I borrowed it the weekend that I went to Wichita to see my Grandma. I found that playlist. I had not heard them before in reference to me. It was a huge blessing to me. Today I think - wow - if that is how much my human bridegroom loves me, how much must my heavenly bridegroom love me? I cannot fathom. True, unconditional, amazing, perfect, love. Delight.

Thank you God for an amazing, loving husband and sweet, fun children and a great life! And thank you for loving me completely and perfectly for who I am, just as I am.