Happy Birthday, Baby!

Ok, so this post is two days late. I started feeling rough on Sunday night, and by Monday it had gotten a lot worse. Yesterday, I was in bed pretty much the entire day. Throat literally swollen almost shut to the point that I couldn’t swallow my own spit so I was constantly drooling. Yeh, it was ridiculous. To make matters worse, our sweet baby girl got sick on Sunday and has been feeling bad ever since. It hurts Mama’s heart to see her like that.

Starting to feel human again today after getting some meds in me, so it’s time to speak of the awesomeness of my birthday boy:)

First, let me proudly announce that Chris got the job at Cintas that we have been praying about for months! It was a rigorous interview process, but all the bosses loved him and are excited about having him on-board. He will hopefully get to start next week, and we couldn’t be more excited. The training process is about 3 months, so it’ll be that long before he can get out in the field, but when he does, he will be ready! Thank you, Jesus!

My love spent his entire birthday taking care of me. Never even once did he complain or comment about it. He cleaned the house, did the dishes, took care of the kids, checked on me, set the table for his own birthday dinner, helped my dad get everything ready… Totally went the second mile. I felt terrible and kept apologizing all day, but he just brushed it off. All day yesterday when I was miserable in the bed, he came and checked on me, kissed me, told me how beautiful I was and how much he loved me… And for the record, I was a lot of things yesterday, but beautiful was not one of them.

I am so grateful to have married Chris Matt. I am so honored that He chose me to be his partner for life. I am blown away that when God thought of me all those years ago, he paired me with Chris, knowing the perfect fit we would be for each other. I totally believe in soul mates, because I have found mine. He completes me. He loves and serves Jesus passionately. He is the most amazing daddy on the face of the planet. He puts others before himself. He loves the unlovable, remembers the forgotten, and chases after the lost. He puts purpose ahead of comfort. His dreams revolve not around houses or cars or worldly success, but around feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, caring for the sick, adopting orphans, and being the hands and feet of Jesus.

Nobody’s perfect, but he is absolutely perfect.for.me. Thanks for doing life with me, baby. I love you so much!