10 years ago

Tomorrow is a special day for me and Keith. It will mark the 10 year anniversary of when we first met. We met back in May 15th, 1999, when I went for a ride-a-long with him while he was at work. Talk about a chance meeting! Two minutes before I met him, there was another opportunity where I could have rode with another person, thus leaving little to no room for me to meet my future husband. Now looking back, its hard to imagine a chance meeting that which I had no control over, or anyone for that matter, brought us to where we are today. It was all out of our hands. Wierd how some things which seems so by "chance" results in something that is meant to be. Today, 10 years later, I'm 28 weeks pregnant with our baby, happily married and very content. When we first met, I was a broken person, young, carefree, confused and innocent. Now, I'm a healthier person (mentally, spiritually, and personally) with much more room to grow into what God wants me to be. (Just look at how God has stretched my belly to make room for our little ladybug!)I am still in shock that this is my life!
Day after day, being married to Keith confirms that I have chosen the right man. A man who is just, patience, kind and has a strong, solid sense of character. A man who loves good and shuns evil. A man who will tell me when I have done wrong and still loves me. A man who I trust with all my heart and whom I will entrust my daughter with her life. I like and perfer him to anyone on this earth. As I watch him struggle to wake up at 4:30am in the morning to go to work, I am in awe and in appreciation on how he has sacrificed for me to be able to stay at home to take care of my health, our home and our unborn baby girl-AND even when he's exhausted, exherts stored energy to help out around the house too. ;-)In the midst of the chaos of our life, he even takes the time to handle the aftermath of my father-in-law's affairs after his passing 10 months ago.
After 10 years of our "chance" meeting, and as we come close to becoming actual "parents" (God help us!) Keith is my source of strength and encouragement that we will do everything in our power to raise this little ladybug in the best way we know possible. Keith is not perfect, but he is the perfect person that God has chosen for me. Just like the Brad Paisley song- "I thought I loved you ... then".