so with inspiration from a friends blog, i decided to share my story of love...
it started in the ninth grade. i walked into youth group and little did i know my future husband was in that room. it was rich's first day and he says the moment he saw me he thought to himself...i am going to marry her some day. of course i had no idea and frankly, would not have been interested. he was mine and my brother's friend and that was it.
well, from then on, we went our seperate ways. we both went down hard roads but God brought us back to him in our early twenties. after long, unhealthy relationships, we got our heads on straight and devoted our lives to the lord (mind you we are still just friends). we both, on our own leading from god, ended up at Liberty University in Lynchburg Va pursuing our degrees in ministry.
Rich finally got up the courage one christmas break back home in Boise to lay it all out there. he told me he'd liked me since the first day he saw me at church...11 years prior. well, i told him i appreciated his honesty, but i had no interest, but we never knew what our futures would hold. the year to come was awkward and distant...due to me backing away. i didn't want to ever give him the wrong impression. well, he took the hint and decided he's done what he set out to do, but it was time to move on and did just that. well, the following christmas, god did some things in my heart and i began to seek His will for my life for a companion, whether or not that included Rich. i submitted and prayed that if rich was the one, that He'd have to change my heart because i felt only friendship towards him. well, three weeks after returning to school, you got it...my heart changed. all of a sudden i started to really notice his hot body :o) and all these feelings began to come. i started thinking to myself....why the heck would i not want this guy. he's perfect for me and he's the best man i'd ever known. he's kind, honest, trustworthy, crazy about me and sooooo much more.
well, i told him how i felt and asked him to give it a try so we began to date. 10 months later we were married. and four years later... we have a beautiful son and rich is the most wondeful daddy in the world, just like i knew he'd be. i love and respect him more every day the more i get to know him. he's my life partner and my best friend. i thank God always for him because he's an undeserved gift of grace.
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing your personal story. That was really neat!
I remember you talking to me about it before and after your heart changed. Then to see it come all together and you guys get married was awesome. Love ya!
As your parents, we would have hand picked him if we could have. God just gave us another precious desire of our heart. He has always been part of our famly, now he's stuck with us.
just to let you know, i still think he was only my friend because he knew that was the way to get to you. i feel used.
j/k, i couldn't have asked for a better husband for my sister than your man. i wish you two the best. love ya.
what a great story! I am finally getting over here to read it! I always think the guy should be in crazy love w/the girl and then she always comes around---it just works out better that way! Congrats!
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