Anniversary

                               

 

I've been so self-absorbed this week I didn't realize what day it was.  As many of you know, I had surgery on Thursday to remove a lump I found above my right breast.  As far as the doctor can tell, it was a benign lump so everything is okay.  I'm relieved, to say the least.  I wasn't all that worried, but the mind still plays tricks on you when you least expect it. 

The surgery hurt more than I expected.  I figured I could be back doing everything on Friday.  Wrong!  I wanted to go back to work on Saturday, but opted for another day at home.  My co-worker wasn't too happy, but I didn't figure I'd be at my best on pain drugs.  Tomorrow I'll go back to work. 

Tomorrow is a very special day for me . . .and until just a few minutes ago, I forgot.  Just don't tell Rob I forgot.  He'll never let me live it down.  It was four years ago tomorrow that we got married.  I could relive that day in my mind a bazillion times and it wouldn't get old.  I still get that little tingly feeling in my stomach when he smiles that special smile at me.

I know, I know.  I should feel that way after only 4 years!  But let me tell you, we've been through 20 years worth of experiences in these 4 years.  And really . . .I've been married so often that you'd think butterflies would be a thing of the past for me.  You'd be wrong. 

I think when God picks the right person for you, whether it's from the start or after a few tries, the butterflies and tinglies will last forever.  Our hearts weren't slammed up against each other with that HUGE thrill like I felt when I was a teenager, rather wound together like a vine, twisting and turning and making adjustments for age and wisdom and mistakes.  That vine reaches up toward God with a kind of love that I can't explain, but God can.  He knew what he was doing when He knit us together as a family.  We'vehad to take our life experiences and weave them into the structure of our life together to make a perfect whole.  There's nothing about me he doesn't know or I wouldn't tell him.  Like Popeye, I am what I am.  Likewise, I know Rob better than anyone else alive does.  We fit together like hand and glove.

You know, I thought after being widowed a few years ago that I'd had enough love to last a lifetime.  I had a good life serving the Lord and it just couldn't get any better than that.  Never second-guess your Father in heaven!  He had more love to fill my heart and my arms.  I am so grateful that He loves me enough to send a treasured second family into my life. 

Blended, we are.  We were mixed together in God's blender and if I do say so myself, we came out mighty tasty.