To the one who courted me when I wasn't sure I wanted to be courted
To the man that proposed and promised his life and mine to be forever together on this side of Heaven
To the person who stepped out in Faith with me when we bought our first home together
To the one who said "let's get a puppy" and cared for her, trained her, and played with her
To the one who said "I'm ready" in the months before we became pregnant with our first child
And the person who stood beside me each moment of our first delivery
To the one who stayed up nights with our colicky newborn and who changed even the dirtiest diapers without complaint (ok, not TOO much complaint!)
To the man who said "how about another?" the week we found we were expecting again
To the one who stood by me for every scary moment of that little one's arrival
And the person who said "just Down syndrome?" as we received her diagnosis two months later
To the man who said 'yes' when a child needed a place to stay
And the one who said "I'll do it" when I was exhausted from caring from three very young kids including one very difficult child
To the man who said "yes, I'd do it again" when even I wasn't able to say it- and who said "ok" when I finally said no
To the one who stood by me as we turned our 8 lb baby over for heart surgery
To the person who said that adoption sounds good, even after having such a difficult experience with having another person's child with us
To the man that said "let's go international" knowing the need was greatest there and having the faith that God was sending us this way
To the one that said decided "ok, two" when he learned of such a great need
And the person that held me to cry together as we said goodbye to those two kids
To the man that agreed to this completely different plan with so many unknowns and medical difficulties ahead
To the one that said "this is God" and trusted blindly to lead the way
To the person who was the strength of our family during the difficult months of surgeries
And the one that cared for the other three children even in the midst of school and work
To the man that held his babies and prayed over their futures
To the one who said "yay" when another blessing made themself known
And the person that helped out with the house and kids while I took a break after a long and sick day
To the man that holds my heart, who always will, and who I cannot wait to spend the rest of my days with
Happy Valentine's Day, Michael, I love you!
What an awesome husband! Happy Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteAwww...you are blessed!
ReplyDeleteThat was lovely, made me cry! Congratulations on your new blessing too!
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh, that is SO sweet!!!
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