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Today marks the NINE year anniversary of my commitment to this amazing man. Everyday I am more in awe of how perfectly we are matched to each other and how God has provided for us so abundantly throughout the years. In the past nine years, we have:

Lived in 11 homes
Created two little people who look like us
Traveled the country and experienced a lot of LIFE in a small period of time
Fallen more deeply in love than ever!

And oh how I love him! Let me count the ways:

I LOVE...

...how he loves Jesus.
...his passion for leading others in worship.
...how he confidently leads our family.
...how he knows exactly how I like my poached eggs and he has them ready for me in the morning.
...how he is incredibly handy and can truly fix/create anything!
...his obsession with Craigslist...and his "researcher" personality.
...his family (I am a lucky girl to acquire them as my own!)
...how he looks at his girls.
...how seriously he takes the role of "Daddy".
...that he is a true "outdoors/workin' man".
...his love of movies.
...that he enjoys going to garage sales and thrift stores with me.
...listening to him play his guitar.
...that he requests green smoothies and drinks them with pleasure :)
...that he loves to travel.
...feeling our feet touch in the covers as we fall asleep.
...how handsome he is! Woo woo!

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...and most of all, I love that he LOVES ME!

Thank you Matt for standing by me and loving me unconditionally...I'm looking forward to 50 more years! Here are a few pics of our special day.

My friend, Andrea, has a great post on her blog today...reminding us to "do the best you can in the time available to you". I've definitely been struggling with getting everything done lately :) And her post reminded me to stay in the moment and to not beat myself up over to-do lists that go untouched for days. I know that I just had a baby...and I'm supposed to take it easy. BUT...my personality is such that I still want to get it all done. Birth story, birth photos edited, freelance projects that were started pre-Lucy, Cold Stone work stuff...plus I have so many blogs I have been writing "in my head" that I just don't have hours and hours to sit down and write for you! BUT...I will. Please stick with me here :) I promise to post more soon.

I'm learning to re-prioritize my life again. I have demands on my time that weren't there 2 weeks ago and I'm slowly learning to adjust and figure out how to fit it all in without going crazy. OR...to NOT fit it in and just be ok with that.

So for all of you who are in the same boat...be encouraged. Live in the moment that is RIGHT NOW. Enjoy every smell, every touch, every smile...be present in what is going on around you. The to-do list will be there tomorrow :)