It's the little things

I got a Christmas card in the mail today. It was beautiful, but it made me tear up just a tiny bit. I don't get to talk to Bailey much anymore.. we are both so busy, and yet she still sent me a adorable card with a picture of her family. So sweet.

I have had some of the best times of my life since June. I watched my best friend marry the love of her life. I watched my future sister-in-law get big (but beautifully) pregnant and have a precious little girl. I got to watch my nephew meet his little sister for the first time. And every day I fall back in love with Tanner.

Tanner and I are a match made in heaven.. really. There is no other way to describe our relationship than by saying that God intended us to be together. We are our Heavenly Father's perfect match for each other. And the thrills me more than I know how to express. God loved everyone on earth so much that He took the time to make a perfect soul mate for them. Someone that will help them in their walk with Christ, and someone that can hold them up when they are weak. And Tanner is my someone.

There are so many little things that have gone unnoticed in my life, but they have made all the difference:

~ When we walk in a parking lot tanner always places me on the side that is away from moving cars. His first priority is to protect me.

~ My dad leaves the coffee pot on an hour later than he used to, so that I can get a hot cup when I wake up.. long after he has gone to work.

~ My parents are always willing to loan me one of their cars, since I messed mine up. Again.

~ Even though Tanner hates, hates, HATES feet, he will rub mine between his hands if I'm cold.

~ Tanner, or my dad will go outside in the cold to warm my car up for me.. and the heater is always going full blast. :)

~ Christine calls all the time just to say hi, and that she loves me. Always makes my day.

~ I have a petty little fear of being home alone at night.. so Tanner's family said I am welcome to stay with them anytime I need to.

~ A friend of my mom's is putting in a good word for me, so that maybe I can get a job!!

I am blessed beyond reason, and so grateful for everything, especially the little things, that have happened in my life in the past 6 months.


Remember.. Jesus is the reason for the season. So give thanks for his birth, and his death, so that we may live forever!

 Merry Christmas!!!

I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice and my supplications.

Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon him as long as I live. 

Psalms 116:1-2