Two years ago today I married my soulmate. I thought I would share our personal vows.
Mike: georgette, it's amazing how fast something like love can overtake a person. Almost a year aog we were nothing more than people who knew each other through a mutual friend. And now, here we stand together to be married. And over the course of that year, my love for you has grown into something that I have never ever felt before. It has consumed me, much like you consume my thoughts every single day. And that love continues to grow even today. every day I can look at you and feel even stronger that you are the one for me, you are the one that God meant for me to be with and to take care of. I love you more today than I did yesterday and I will love you more tomorrow than I today.
You and gabrielle are every thing to me. I will do everything in my power to provide for, care for, and protect both of you. there is nothing that I won't do do to make sure both of you live the lives that you both deserve. I love you more than any thing.
I love you for you beautiful red hair. I love you for your sparkling blue eyes. I love you for your warm, inviting smile. I love for you the large heart you have for others. I love you for ythe amazing freind that you are to me and others. I l ove yo ubecause you are an amazing mother. I love you because you like to cuddle. I love you because you make me feel good about myself. I love you because you keep me grounded. I love you because you make every one around you happy. And I love you because you are you.
So it is because of these reasons that I am marrying you today.
georgette:
I can't promise you everything will be perfect and full of rainbows and butterflies. I can't promise you that our beloved Cubbies will ever win the World Series. I can't eve promise that we will never fight or I will never push again. And I know I can't promise that gabrielle will always listen or ever be potty trained. But what I CAN promise you is that I will never stop loving you. I can promise to never give up or leave. I can promise to to always support your greams and goals. I can promise to always help motivate you in a positive direction. I can promise that no matter what life throws at us, the three of us will get through it together because of our love for each other and our faith in God.
I love so much about you. I love that you never are able to beat me in thumb war. I love that you some day soon will forget about the Bears and become a fan of America's team, the Cowboys. I love that you will not let me push you away. I love that you always look at me with such love and admiration. I love that you pray with me nightly. I love that you can do the impossible and make me believe in myself. I love that you support all my hopes and dreams. I love that you love and treat gabrielle as if she were your own child. I want you to know that I love you simply because you are you. Because of these reasons I am marrying you today.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Marriage
"Marriage is a lifetime commitment to unconditionally loving an imperfect person."
I am obsessed with Moody radio. It is a Christian station that has sermons. I caught one the other day on marriage. The above quote was on there. I love quotes and especially this one. Through out pre-marriage counseling, we discussed what to do when the honeymoon phase is over. How it is about the marriage not the wedding. Let's be honest, there are days that marriage isn't fun. You are fighting with your partner about stupid things like laundry and dishes or important things like family or money. And there may be moments where you (let's be honest) look at your spouse and think I don't like you, but I do love you. I hear all the time about someone who doesn't like their spouses or how they have nothing in common or how they are just staying married for the kids or companionship. That is truly sad. I am crazy about my hubby. I like him 95%, the other 5% he can annoy me but I still love him. We have tons in common but enough different interests to make life fun. And I think it is insane to stay with someone just because of the kids or companionship. I take marriage serious. The above quote says it all. You walked down that aisle and made a commitment to God and your spouse to love them no matter what for all your life. In my wedding vows I told Mike I couldn't promise all rainbows and butterflies, but I could promise that no matter what life threw at the 3 of us we would get through it due to our faith in God. I believe the marriages that fail are the ones that both parties do not have God in the center of the life and their marriage.
I believe that with God as the center of your marriage and your life, your marriage will thrive. I also believe that if you chose to get married you should take that commitment serious and not give up because you don't like your spouse or have different interests. Every day will not be rainbows and butterflies but everyday will be worth it.
I am obsessed with Moody radio. It is a Christian station that has sermons. I caught one the other day on marriage. The above quote was on there. I love quotes and especially this one. Through out pre-marriage counseling, we discussed what to do when the honeymoon phase is over. How it is about the marriage not the wedding. Let's be honest, there are days that marriage isn't fun. You are fighting with your partner about stupid things like laundry and dishes or important things like family or money. And there may be moments where you (let's be honest) look at your spouse and think I don't like you, but I do love you. I hear all the time about someone who doesn't like their spouses or how they have nothing in common or how they are just staying married for the kids or companionship. That is truly sad. I am crazy about my hubby. I like him 95%, the other 5% he can annoy me but I still love him. We have tons in common but enough different interests to make life fun. And I think it is insane to stay with someone just because of the kids or companionship. I take marriage serious. The above quote says it all. You walked down that aisle and made a commitment to God and your spouse to love them no matter what for all your life. In my wedding vows I told Mike I couldn't promise all rainbows and butterflies, but I could promise that no matter what life threw at the 3 of us we would get through it due to our faith in God. I believe the marriages that fail are the ones that both parties do not have God in the center of the life and their marriage.
I believe that with God as the center of your marriage and your life, your marriage will thrive. I also believe that if you chose to get married you should take that commitment serious and not give up because you don't like your spouse or have different interests. Every day will not be rainbows and butterflies but everyday will be worth it.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
What I love about Sundays
We have been having a wonderful sermon series at church called What I love about Sundays. Each week we have focused on different parts of Sunday service that we love from tithing to music to fellowship. Today the sermon focused on Baptisms. We baptized over 35 people today. And Pastor Mike talked about his memories of past baptisms. That made me ponder the baptisms I have seen over the years, starting with my own.
On March 10, 1990, my mother, my older sister, my older brother, and I were baptized in my childhood Southern Baptist Church in Medora. It was amazing to be able to share the moment with my family. To be baptized is to be reborn in Christ. It isn't to say that you spend your life being perfect. I am far from it. But I have a peace and grace knowing God has forgiven me. I know where I will spend my eternity. My faith is my driving force that has gotten me through every rough spot over the years. And when I stumble and fall off the right path, I know God is always there to welcome me back with open arms.
December 2007, my husband of less than 2 months told me he wanted to get baptized. I told him no. I thought he was doing it to make me happy, I said let's wait and pray about it. In May 2008, I got the privilege of baptizing the love of my life. It was moving and wonderful. It was the beginning of our Christ center marriage. I am glad we prayed about it and waited until we knew he was doing it for all the right reasons.
Today Pastor Mike said there is a lot of decision about baptism and whether you need to be baptized to be a Christian. But if you look back in the Bible the earliest followers never debated it. When they decided to follow Christ they were submerged into the water to die to sin and be reborn to Christ. I liked that Pastor Mike talked about that. Too many people think it is useless step. If it is a useless step then why did Jesus get baptized by John the Baptist. He was showing us how to make your commitment to God. If you haven't been baptized, pray about it. Open yourself up and see where God leads you.
On March 10, 1990, my mother, my older sister, my older brother, and I were baptized in my childhood Southern Baptist Church in Medora. It was amazing to be able to share the moment with my family. To be baptized is to be reborn in Christ. It isn't to say that you spend your life being perfect. I am far from it. But I have a peace and grace knowing God has forgiven me. I know where I will spend my eternity. My faith is my driving force that has gotten me through every rough spot over the years. And when I stumble and fall off the right path, I know God is always there to welcome me back with open arms.
December 2007, my husband of less than 2 months told me he wanted to get baptized. I told him no. I thought he was doing it to make me happy, I said let's wait and pray about it. In May 2008, I got the privilege of baptizing the love of my life. It was moving and wonderful. It was the beginning of our Christ center marriage. I am glad we prayed about it and waited until we knew he was doing it for all the right reasons.
Today Pastor Mike said there is a lot of decision about baptism and whether you need to be baptized to be a Christian. But if you look back in the Bible the earliest followers never debated it. When they decided to follow Christ they were submerged into the water to die to sin and be reborn to Christ. I liked that Pastor Mike talked about that. Too many people think it is useless step. If it is a useless step then why did Jesus get baptized by John the Baptist. He was showing us how to make your commitment to God. If you haven't been baptized, pray about it. Open yourself up and see where God leads you.
Monday, August 24, 2009
survived
It was hard but we made it through her first few days. I cried so hard that I gave myself a migraine. It was so painful yer happy at the same time. I am proud that she went she is a big girl and started kindergarten. But I am sad that my baby girl is growing up. It is bitter sweet. She loves her teacher and her class. She loves going to school all day. She loves having the choice of hot lunch or cold lunch. She is happy and that is all that matters. I am adjusting. Today was weird because it is my first Monday with no work and no gabrielle. I will be volunteering in her school, but that hasn't started yet. So I am spending the day cleaning and catching up on laundry and housework. I kind of let everything go because last week was rough on me. So we made it. And I do believe one day soon I will not tear up dropping her off at school. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
first day of school
"Making the decision to have a child-it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside of your body" Elizabeth Stone
My baby and my entire world is getting ready to start school. I never knew how emotionally it would be. Last year, she went to preschool. I didn't even make it out of the school before I started crying. I bawled so hard I couldn't drive. It was rough. I know that there are those moms out there that don't relate to me. That is fine you can just stop reading. I also know that there are those without children and can't get me. You can just stop reading too.
I am beyond close to my daughter. For over 2 1/2 years, it was just gabrielle and I against the world. We struggled. I was a single mom with a social worker job. Making ends meet was hard. We went without TV for 6 months and didn't miss it. When Mike and I started dating, I was honest. I let him know I could NEVER put him before gabrielle NO MATTER WHAT. I know that isn't always easy for him but he is always patient about it.
I just can't believe my little baby is starting school. Tomorrow she and I go to her school for an hour for an open house. Then Thursday Mike and I will take her to school. Then Mike is going to do his best to get me through the day. It is hard to explain, but I will try.
I never wanted to be a mom. You read that right. I love children. I taught children through children and daycare centers. I babysat for years. I helped care for younger siblings. I LOVE children. But I never thought I could be a good mother. I am emotionally, short tempered, and struggle with depression. I just didn't think I could be a decent mother. Then God surprised me with a pregnancy. And I knew the second I was pregnant that I wanted her with every ounce of my being. Something changed in me. You know that song "The Reason" by Hoobstank. It is how I felt about my life. She was the reason I turned my life on a positive path. She made me a better person. And all my fears went away. I knew that I would be the best mommy ever. No matter what I had to do I would be the best mommy for gabrielle. That is what I have done.
"A mother is not a person to lean on but a person so make leaning unnecessary." Dorothy Canfield Fisher
I know my job is now to give her wings to fly. But it is hard. She is my youngest, oldest, first, ONLY child EVER. And that makes all these milestones harder. I took the next two days off. I know it will be hard on me. And I know that everyone will not be able to relate and that is okay. But I am having so much trouble with this. If you pray, please pray for me. Pray that I have the strength to let go. I know that this is a necessary step. (Because Mike refuses to let me home school.) I know I will get through this. Trust me, I know that people are going through MUCH rougher things. Right now, I just need to more and celebrate this milestone.
My baby and my entire world is getting ready to start school. I never knew how emotionally it would be. Last year, she went to preschool. I didn't even make it out of the school before I started crying. I bawled so hard I couldn't drive. It was rough. I know that there are those moms out there that don't relate to me. That is fine you can just stop reading. I also know that there are those without children and can't get me. You can just stop reading too.
I am beyond close to my daughter. For over 2 1/2 years, it was just gabrielle and I against the world. We struggled. I was a single mom with a social worker job. Making ends meet was hard. We went without TV for 6 months and didn't miss it. When Mike and I started dating, I was honest. I let him know I could NEVER put him before gabrielle NO MATTER WHAT. I know that isn't always easy for him but he is always patient about it.
I just can't believe my little baby is starting school. Tomorrow she and I go to her school for an hour for an open house. Then Thursday Mike and I will take her to school. Then Mike is going to do his best to get me through the day. It is hard to explain, but I will try.
I never wanted to be a mom. You read that right. I love children. I taught children through children and daycare centers. I babysat for years. I helped care for younger siblings. I LOVE children. But I never thought I could be a good mother. I am emotionally, short tempered, and struggle with depression. I just didn't think I could be a decent mother. Then God surprised me with a pregnancy. And I knew the second I was pregnant that I wanted her with every ounce of my being. Something changed in me. You know that song "The Reason" by Hoobstank. It is how I felt about my life. She was the reason I turned my life on a positive path. She made me a better person. And all my fears went away. I knew that I would be the best mommy ever. No matter what I had to do I would be the best mommy for gabrielle. That is what I have done.
"A mother is not a person to lean on but a person so make leaning unnecessary." Dorothy Canfield Fisher
I know my job is now to give her wings to fly. But it is hard. She is my youngest, oldest, first, ONLY child EVER. And that makes all these milestones harder. I took the next two days off. I know it will be hard on me. And I know that everyone will not be able to relate and that is okay. But I am having so much trouble with this. If you pray, please pray for me. Pray that I have the strength to let go. I know that this is a necessary step. (Because Mike refuses to let me home school.) I know I will get through this. Trust me, I know that people are going through MUCH rougher things. Right now, I just need to more and celebrate this milestone.
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