Watch for God....

For vacation Bible school this year we received bracelets that read "watch for God." I have been wearing mine everyday since and have been trying to make sure I actually look for God sightings and not just take everything for granted...Of course, everyday a God sighting for me is my children, and I grow more and more thankful for them as the days go on (even when they are having a bad case of grumpies and I don't seem thankful). So today, aside from my kiddos, I was thinking, what will God show me?! Then I realized that I take Paul for granted a lot. Not meaning to by any means, I don't always consider him a God sighting...why, I don't know...maybe the selfishness of being a human....

Today is our 4 year anniversary and I started to think this morning, "where would I be if Paul weren't in my life?" It was a thought that quickly entered and quickly left, because it's something I never want to consider! When I met Paul (in person) 5 years ago, I knew the day I met him that I would marry him. I had been in and out of the same 3 year relationship that was going nowhere, struggling with what I really wanted out of life and then I met Paul...everything changed after I met Paul. I broke off my relationship with the "other" guy and within a month and a half Paul and I were engaged! Crazy sounding, I know, but you know when you know that it's right....On July 8th, 2005 Paul and I went for, what I thought, was a normal walk through a Holland neighborhood. The sun had just set and the street lights were turning on. In the light of a single street light Paul asked me to be his wife and of course, I said "YES!"

On July 8th, 2006 Paul and I went for another walk...as my dad walked me down the aisle toward my best friend I knew I would never ever want to go back to a life without him in it. In front of family and friends and of course God, the creator of our lives and marriage, we gave our lives to each other no matter what life's storms may bring.

On July 8th, 2010, 4 years after saying "I Do" we have so much to be thankful for. We have two beautiful daughters, who are both happy and healthy, and a third on the way. We too are both happy and healthy. Paul has a job where he is able to work in two schools and gets wonderful benefits that help the whole family as well as money to help us pay for our amazing new home. We have wonderful family and friends who support us and a wonderful church family to help encourage us and our walk God and each other....so many things that the list could go on and on...

I don't know why I have taken him for granted....why do we take anything good in our lives for granted?! God is so amazing and has given me a wonderful help mate, my best friend and I will continually be thankful for Paul and the life we have together no matter what life throws at us...

Happy Anniversary Paul! I love you!