My Fairy Tale

I can’t tell you how many times I have taken my husband for granted; too many to count. He has supported me when I didn’t deserve it and loved me when I was unlovable. He has cherished my every breath and his eyes have never wandered. He has provided for our family and never lost hope when moments seemed impossible. He is a Godly man who continues to seek Christ and put his family first in everything that he does; so what else could I want?

I wanted a fairy tale...perfection that is! 

We often search our whole lives to find what has been right in front of us the whole entire time. I have known Brad since I was a teeny bopper. From the moment I saw him I just knew there was something about him. My heart would skip a beat every time he was around. He made me feel special. He made me feel like nothing I had every felt before. 

As the years went on, I knew he was my everything. We had a bond like no other and it felt is though nothing in this world could bring us down. 

I guess you could say the honeymoon faze came and went WAY faster than I had hoped. I guess that is what happens when you start marriage with a newborn.

In fact, life happened WAY more than I ever could have imagined. 

We moved a million times, had a million jobs between us. 

We both finished our bachelor’s degrees. 

We had 3 children, 1 stillbirth and 4 miscarriages.

I went through a severe depression AND Brad served his time in the military; and let's not forget deployments! 

Whew…

Talk about LIFE showing up in a B.I.G way.

My fairy tale did not seem so perfect anymore, in fact, it seemed lost... 

Along the journey, I think I became complacent with our life; our marriage. Brad was the one person my heart had wanted and longed for and yet I had forgotten that God was allowing me to share this journey WITH him and not BESIDE him.

The truth is, while I thought my fairy tale had fallen apart, the story had  simply changed. 

I had become so complacent in the mundane of LIFE, I forgot to stop and see, enjoy the biggest blessing God had ever given to me. A husband to go through every valley and rejoice in every victory together!!! 

I never lost the fairy tale, God simply re-wrote the story to match the journey He destined for us to be on...together. 

I have watched Brad grow and seek to become the leader our family needs. I'm humbled at the way he serves others. 

I am so proud to call this man my husband and the father of my children. I am not better because of him, I am better with him as we go through this journey of life together side by side! 

Happy Father's Day Brad