#Because of Him {& him} I can be a better me.

April 17, 2014

#Because of Him {& him} I can be a better me.

In order to keep my blogging privileges,{hehe}, I will try not to post too many pictures of my Mister, and I won't try to praise him too much. {I said...Try}

I will forever and always have my best friend and family by my side.

When we were sealed to each other and our children for time and all eternity at the Temple of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we made promises with the Lord to love, honor and respect each other and keep His commandments. By putting The Lord in our marriage, He is in our mind & heart. We can rely on Him for strength and guidance. This promise is meant to last for all eternity, not just til death do we part. We have a great respect for this promise. We are trying to become a couple that can withstand the longevity of eternity. Through thick and thin, we grow in love for each other everyday. We are not perfect, but we look at the best in each other and concentrate on that and through Him we are becoming better people.

{Becoming a better person takes daily practice, having the gospel in our lives helps.}

We want to make each other happy and look for ways to do so. I feel he always does way more for me, and he feels I do way more for him. {sometimes... he jokes!}

I think that is how it's suppose to be. I think of how much I love him and how much more my Heavenly Father loves me. This helps me know that there is still a greater love to give. My Mister has taught my children and I how to be more selfless, patient and loving, because this is his nature. These are Christ-like attributes that I admire. He is very humble, which is one of the things I love most about him.

{and if he reads this, he is probably thinking, I've gone to far.}

He is a very good father and helps out with daily family life duties such as bathing our Littlest every night, playing with each of them, and putting them to bed. The little time he gets to spend with them after he gets home from work is precious. He sees the joy in their eyes and that is why he continues to put them first. While he does this, he is also serving me {BIG TIME} by giving me a break, so I can clean up the messes in the kitchen from our family dinner and watch or listen to a show while I work.

{My Happy}

I knew the first time I met him, that I wanted his admiration, and later his love. He was/is always giving up his time and talents for others. He rarely gets angry or defensive and tries not to find fault in people. He is much like his dad. He is calm, collected and reserved, but has a good sense of humor.....and plays plenty of jokes, to keep us all on our toes.

We have a blast cooking together & watching cooking shows until our eyelids droop. I usually cook during the week and he cooks on the weekends. He will gladly step in during the week if I am too busy with other responsibilities and whip up meal. We like to try new recipes, cooking techniques, and spices. We also like to research new places and visit them. It is fun and interesting.

{Maybe we should rate them,...we should add that to the list of things to do.}

It's not easy finding "us" time, but we still try to date each other. We created a TV date night a few years back. Once a week we put the Littles to bed at 8pm and watch re-runs or movies, eat ice cream, popcorn, and talk, sometimes we talk more than watch. It's a nice treat and something to look forward to each week.

The Littles say "ew.... stop kissing"! - and we will kiss even more!

Now, they don't say anything, just walk away....

"they are kissing in the kitchen, don't go in there". We can hear.

{hehe}

NOW.....

We are not a perfect couple. We both know each other's weaknesses.

I realized long ago that we can not change another, but we can change ourselves.

We grow in faith at different times, and when one is weak the other picks up the slack.

When one is hurt or suffering the other one holds.

We have our own crosses to bear, and respect eachothers' journey.

We know we have each other to share in this journey and being loved in our imperfections is when it counts the most, when it is hard we can rely on Him to strengthen us....

Through Him we can be better people.

Little Glimpses

I hope these hugs never end. Boys need hugs too!

Priceless...oh my goodness what can I say...

Little G looks forward to her Daddy Daughter dates, this is not one, but I am never around when they go...so here's a little picture of what I think they look like when they are out. {Side by side instead of across each other.}

Recently it was my Mister's birthday.....

He loves lemon meringue pie....It's a labor of love to make this, as it is definitely not my specialty. Of course, good or bad he says its the best every year.