Aint Nothin' About You by Brooks & Dunn

When I met Jeremy, he had only been a Christ follower for about two years and the fire was still burning bright. He had so much joy and was so excited about the change that had taken place in his life since accepting Christ. I've heard him give his testimony once and it is one of the most moving testimonies I have ever heard. Jeremy is the perfect example of his life being totally and completely transformed after being saved. It's one of those stories Jeremy tells and tears come as he speaks. Jeremy is a changed man. I did not know him when he was searching, but I know that I am married to a sold out man that really loves God and people. (The picture above is my favorite picture. Notice his smile. Always smiling! I was not there that day. I did not know him yet but he was so excited the change God had made in his life.)

I will never forget the very first Bible Study I went to at his apartment. He was one of the leaders and I had only met him once before that night. Towards the end, people in the group began to share prayer requests, except for one person. This person, an older lady, decided to share the great things God was doing in her life and then she began to thank Jeremy for helping her out earlier in the week. "Jeremy put a new fence in my backyard, he worked on my car and did so many other things to help me." I had already walked into the Bible Study that night with a huge crush based on his looks but then I hear this lady saying all of these things about him and I find out he is leading a Bible Study and I see how clean and nice his apartment is. So after I hear all of those things about him during the study, I begin to talk to God in my head. Jeremy had a smile on his face the entire night and if you meet him today, you will see he is a smiler. He is almost always wearing a smile. The more smiling I see and the more comments I hear about him, the more I begin to plead with God. "Lord, I know you brought me to this church. But there is no way I can be here and not be distracted by this guy. If he does not like me and if does not end up being the one for me, there better be someone else much better come along because he is who I want." I've told this story before in past blog posts so many of you have heard this before. But that is truly how it went down. I knew there was no way I could go to that church or that bible study and not be distracted by Jeremy. Thankfully, we began dating almost instantly. :) Two and a half months later we were engaged and three and a half months after that, we were married. THANK YOU LORD FOR MOVING FAST!

There are many great things about my husband, many. But the thing I love about him the most is how secure he is in himself. He could care less what people think, he never gossips and if I do, he hates it. He is not competitive with other guys, he's secure with his body. He could care less about fashion, although I think I've got him into a little more than he is willing to admit. He will work harder, stay longer and do more than anyone else. His work ethic is absolutely over the top. He will go and go and go and go and go and serve and serve and serve and serve. I NEVER hear him say anything bad about anyone. He's also the most non-judgmental Christian I know.

The other thing I absolutely love and think is very attractive is that he can fix a car, a boat, an appliance, a fence, a lawn mower, an earring, a necklace, a toy, anything that is broken, he can fix. He can saw, hammer, nail, build and do anything with his hands. I love it that his hands are rough. He's got blisters and callouses on his hands and I am so thankful because I know I am in love with someone that is not afraid to work, not afraid to serve and not afraid to go the extra mile. He gets up early, comes home late, works most Saturdays and still finds time to change diapers, fold laundry and help me. Wow. I love him so much. Just writing this makes me a feel convicted in some areas where I truly need to serve him.

Six years ago today, I was a twenty-five year old girl about to get married! It was a Tuesday morning and the Wedding was on a Friday night. I went into work to finish up a few things and left at lunchtime for the rest of the week and did not return until two weeks later, after the honeymoon. My Mom drove in from Houston and the Wedding week had officially begun! It was such an incredible week and each day was filled with celebration. So this week, through my blog, I am trying to celebrate my husband, my marriage and the incredible story of how God brought us together.

Thanks for reading my mushy stories!

(This song was playing one night while we were dating. We were driving down the road in his F150 Truck and this song came on. It had just came out on the radio and they played it constantly. As he was driving, he looked over at me and started singing it to me. He's not a singer so it was very cute and of course made me gush! I will never forget this song and I could even tell you the exact place we were on the highway. Euless, Texas coming from 183, getting on to 360 by the airport. I'll never forget! Brooks and Dunn is one of his favorites and mine too.)