Changed..

On Thursday afternoon Rob called me at the Convention to let me know that Aaron was in a crisis at home.

He needed his Mama.

He wanted me to come home.

His tooth was loose.

Not just a little loose.

It was hanging by a thread.

How did that happen??

I cried.

So many milestones in my little's ones life that I have missed. 

I didn't want to miss this one.

But I did.

The tooth came out on Friday.

I missed it.

Thankfullly Grandad was there when the tooth came out and it was saved for Mama to see.

 

And all was well for Aaron when I came home to examine the lost tooth and the empty hole.

But for me - to have him change and not be there....

It made me cry.

So much has changed in our lives. 

Not just loose teeth.

Some days I just have to stand back and take stock.

All the things I said I would NEVER do - we did.  All the places we said we would NEVER go - we went.

Our world has been turned upside down.

And it isn't just me.



We have both been changed. God has done a number on our hearts and we are still recovering from the surgery! But I rejoice that I am not alone.

I am so grateful that my sweet, compassionate husband has been changed just as much as I have been changed.  I am grateful for a husband whose heart is bleeding with mine. I am grateful that God called BOTH of us to holler. I am ever so grateful that I am not alone. When I weep - my husband understands. When I grieve - he is grieving with me.   I am so grateful that the changes that are taking place in my heart are being shared by the man who stands by my side. 

Today is our anniversary.  For Nineteen years we have been married.  The best years of my life. 

There is no one earth I would rather have by my side than my dear husband.

No one.


 

If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.

-- Winnie the Pooh