I Want to Grow Older With You

The good Lord has given you me
And me to you
He knows just what He is doing 'cause
Even with all of our quirks
Somehow it works
Yes we are better together

I want to grow older
I want to grow older with you!

There's many things 'bout you I like
You're patient and kind
You're always careful to do what is right
Never uptight
You're out of sight
Yes we are better together

I want to grow older
I want to grow older with you!

I want to be by your side
In you confide
Let's live 'till we are one-hundred and five
If it's God's plan
Still holding hands
'Cause we're better together

I want to grow older
I want to grow older with you!

Thankful for 15 wonderful years with you Tony.
I love you and can't wait to grow older with you!
Happy Anniversary!


-cadence inspired from Expiration Date by pomplamoose

Happy Birthday Addie & Tony!

Happy Birthday Addie & Tony!

Addie! You are 5!

God has made you beautiful-
I love your smile, your dimple, your belly laugh, your almond-shaped eyes.
God has put you with us and us with you-
I'm so glad God gave us a girl! You are a good big sister to Isaiah. He loves to do whatever you do.
God has given you generosity-
You willingly share your candy, money, food, gifts with your brothers. That is a good quality to have for when you become a mommy someday.

I can't wait to see how God shapes you into a young woman. Thank you for teaching me about girly things. I love being your mom. You teach me many lessons in patience and your little eyes on me make me run to God and seek His help to be a good example to you in how to be a godly wife and mother. I praise God that He is sovereign and powerful and can turn my mistakes into good. I love you Addie!


Happy Birthday Tony! You are 37! hahahahaha..maybe I won't do yours quite like the kids :)

I'm grateful to have you as my husband. You are considerate and unselfish. You put me above your own interests. You love God's word and take your role as husband, father, church elder, as a seriously call. Thank you for providing for us and loving us. The boys would do well to follow your lead. And Addie would be pleased to find a man like her daddy. May God continue to guide you and give you wisdom as you lead our family. I love you Tony!

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

I love how this verse gets to the point of what a man needs and what a women needs. They are different.
A women needs love. She needs to feel loved. She enjoys hearing her husband say, "I love you". She appreciates the knowing glances across the table, the "just because" flowers, the kind gestures that show "he knows what I need".
A man on the other hand needs respect. The way a man needs to feel your respect is different than how you need to feel his love. It doesn't have the same effect if you kiss him at the end of the day and say, "Good-night. I respect you!"
So how do you show him respect? Most of the time it is our actions that show if we respect our husbands or not. Do we let them make decisions for the family and then stand by him? Do the kids know he's the ultimate authority in the family? Do you respect him in public? Do you ever criticize something he said or did to your friends? Or his friends? When we show him disrespect in the areas of provider or protector it makes him feel that he's inadequate.
We as wives have the power to build our husbands up or tear them down. Take the opportunity to tell others what a great father your husband is, or how he helps with the cooking, or how much you love him. Praise him in front of others. Tell him and show him that you trust him.

Lord, thank you for giving me Tony. I love that he is a godly man and takes seriously his role as head of our house. Help me to see him the way You see him, the way You created him with his strengths and weaknesses. Help me to love him the way You love him-unconditionally. May I be a good helper to him. May I listen to his guidance as he seeks Your will. Help me to show him the respect he deserves, both in word and in deed, both publicly and privately. May he never have to question if his wife supports him because I trust him and know that he will choose what is best for us as we follow You.

Happy Birthday Addie & Daddy!

Saturday was Tony's and Addie's birthday.
We were out of town so this post is to wish them a belated birthday.


Addie-
I can't believe you are 4!
I love...
...your smile when you show all of your teeth
...how you help me with Isaiah
...your random thoughts
...that God gave me a girl
...that you love all things girly

Happy Birthday Addie! I hope you love God even more this year!



Tony-
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love....
...how you come home from work and make a bee line to me
...that you take Isaiah during Sunday School so I can listen
...when you intercept the kids ?'s when they all seem to start with "Mom?"
...that you are a godly man who seeks to do what it right
...listening to you play the piano at night
...talking to you and making plans
...that you are mine
Happy Birthday Tony! May God give us many more years together in Him!