3 and 2

#3

Ok, the numbers don’t line up . . . as you can tell . . . so I’m going to include #3 and #2 in this particular email.  I apologize, but it is me . . . so what did you expect. hee hee

#3 on my countdown is the simple fact you survived and thrived through pregnant Mother Tucker.  I won’t go into how mean I got or depressed . . . we both know how bad it got.  I won’t talk about how fat I got . . . too fat for anyone . . . but you loved me and never once criticized me.  Not once but twice, in a row, you dealt with the severity of the situation and made the best of it. Now we have two gorgeous boys . . . so worth it but not to be repeated. 

I absolutely love your God given love and grace towards me as a human being.  I know I don’t deserve it but I am so very grateful! And during one of the toughest seasons, so far, in our relationship . . . I say ‘thank you’ for hanging in there and I love that about you!! #3 on the list.

My prayer is I can show the same love, devotion and grace towards you at all times. High calling but one I pray dearly to achieve!

#2

We could have had a fancy wedding . . . all the trimmings, etc.  But I couldn’t picture that for us.  I tried, believe me. I bought the planner, I added up the costs, and shopped for spiffy dresses . . . but I just could not envision my day in a church anywhere in this world.  We talked about Vegas and making light of the ceremony . . . but that was shattered with my mom getting wind of that . . . yeah, I really don’t know how she found out. hee hee.  Um, anyhoo . . . we ended up doing what I originally had wanted to do . . . in the most beautiful, natural cathedral created by the very hand of God . . . right on the beaches of the Oregon Coast. We ended up having gorgeous weather and the day ended up being so blessed . . . considering I planned very little to none of it . . . Thank God for family and friends who know me too well. It was a day I couldn’t of done better and I love that it was with you!!! You made the day . . . obviously.

We didn’t have a fancy honeymoon either . . . we had looked into it but nah  . . .  we stayed where we were most at home, right there on the coast.  A warm and inviting bed and breakfast was perfect and the room, stunning!! We traveled up and down the coast, doing the touristy thing, though we weren’t really tourists. Relaxing, fun and memorable. I won’t mention the unmentionables.

Ah, the man of my dreams . . . I love you with all my heart!  Thank you for choosing me . . . thank you for having a sensitive heart to God and recognizing what HE had in store . . . for us to fulfill life together.  As tough as it gets I know I’m with whom I’m suppose to be with and I know I’m where I’m suppose to be.  That, in itself, is so peaceful.