An Anniversary

Today marks the 6 year anniversary of the day that Sean and I met. Here is the story....

On Labor Day of 01, the guy I was dating broke up with me. I was devestated to say the least. On the following Sunday I knew that I could not go back to the church that I had been attending due to the fact that my ex and his entire family had been in that church for a very long time. The only other Baptist church I knew how to get to was Two Rivers. So that Sun 9/9/01 I attended Two Rivers for the first time. I was a little overwhelmed at the size of the church. I was not sure that I would be content in a church that size. I was pleased by the welcome that I recieved. This was also the first Sunday that the church had returned to one service instead of two. That morning I also sat in the Gathering Sunday School class for the first time. I felt welcomed and enjoyed the class. At the time I was a little uncomfortable with being as young as I was in that class, but I was thinking about returning to Two Rivers the following Sunday.
Tuesday morning was a morning that I and the rest of the nation will never forget. It was 9/11 I woke up and was getting ready to go to work at the Green Hills YMCA. I had the "Rick and Bubba Show" on the radio. As first I thought they were playing around with what they were saying and then realized that there was something not quite right. I turned on the TV and realized that what I was seeing on TV was also what was coming through on my radio. I sat in stunned silence, feeling completely numb. I went to work and the mood was subdued and many people stayed home from work that day. This day also means something to me because not only did my mother call me at work but so did my younger brother. Jason rarely called me at home and never called me at work. He was worried about me and wanted to check on me. That night I walked into an empty apartment and felt completely alone in this strange new city, that I would later come to love.
Wednesday night (9/12/01) I went to "Soul Training" which was the singles Bible study on Wednesday nights. I had my first conversation with Sean that night. He welcomed me to the church and we talked about Sunday School. I told him that I felt a little young in that class and that I was thinking about trying a class where the singles were a little closer to my age. Sean did not take that comment well. He pretended like he was pulling a knife out of his back and handed it to me while asking me if I had lost something. We had a good laugh and then I handed him a pretend walker. That was the beginning of a relationship that I praise God for every night.
As time went on I made some incredible friends that I would do anything for. With time Sean found his way into my heart and eventually I let him in and have not regretted it since. I praise God that the Lord has blessed me with such and incredible, godly, funny husband. I love his sense of humor and the way he helps me to not be so serious all of the time. I love his servant's heart. I love the way he goes out of his way to take care of me. I love the way he goes out of his way to take care of others. I love the way he makes my lunch every morning. I love the way he puts gas in my car and changes the oil. I love the way he likes to bring home flowers and icecream just to surpsrise me. I love that he is willing to sit through a chick flick just to make me happy. I love that he can finish my thoughts sometimes. I love the way makes me smile. I love that he will sit and talk with me for hours about everything and nothing. I love that we can sit on the couch and snuggle and never have to say a word and we know what the other one is thinking. I love watching him interact with his friends. I love watching him perform for children and love the way the look at him. I love that he is not afraid of being silly. I love the way he smiles at me. I love that he works hard to provide for us. I love that he is not afraid of hard work. I love that he does the little things in life. I love that he is not afraid to be himself. I love watching him serve at church. He is the only man in my life that can stand up to me and I will take it. I love that he loves me inspite of me. I only hope and pray that I can be the wife that he deserves. This list is so much longer. I could blog on the positive attributes oh my husband all day long.

I also want to wish him an early HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I pray that he knows that he is loved and that he is worth celebrating. I hope this birthday brings a year of amazing blessings. I LOVE YOU HONEY!!!!!!!