I have been thinking for the past 2 weeks what my 100th post should be about. I don't feel that it should just be a regular post. There should be something exciting about this post; a little something extra of sorts. I have thought of a million (well, not million but a lot) of different things to do and I think I have it! This post is going to be dedicated to my immediate family. They are the one's that know me most and put up with me through the good and the bad. So, family, this is for you!! (It''s a long post, but from the heart!)
Dustin: I love the fact that I don't really remember life without you. We were married at young ages and I am so thankful for that. I also love the fact that I married my first real boyfriend! We have definitely had our share of tough times and I made it through those times because of you being my strength when I was weak. We have also had a ton of great times! I am thankful for the strong, Christian man you are. You are a hard worker and you provide the best you can for our family. Thank you for that! I can't even put into words what a great "daddy" you are. I get teary-eyed when I see you playing with our boys. They love you so much and I am so thankful for you all. Thank you for loving me and putting up with me!! I am excited to see what God has in store for us and our family! I love you with all that is in me!
Logan: You are my miracle baby #1. There was a time when I never thought I would be a "Mommy" to anyone and then came the day when we found out I was pregnant with you. You are such a blessing to our family. You have open my heart in ways that I never thought possible. I love watching you learn new things every day and I especially love your hugs and kisses. I feel so privileged to be your Mommy and I will love and cherish you forever. My prayer is that you come to know Jesus as your personal Savior and that you will grow to be a strong man of God. I thank God for you every day!
Luke: You are my miracle baby #2. You are quite the adventure and I love you for that. You are truly Mommy's boy. You are such a blessing to our family! I love to watch you grow and learn new things every day. You love your brother so much and it melts my heart when you call him "brother." You have opened my heart even more and I will love and cherish you forever. My prayer is that you will come to know Jesus as your personal Savior and that you will also grow to be a strong man of God. I thank God for you every day!
Dad and Mom: Thank you so much for raising me in a loving, Christian home. I am so blessed to have been raised by two God-loving adults who cherished God as well as each other. I am also thankful that you have shown me the true meaning of marriage. There are tough time as well as easy times. You fight through the tough times together and enjoy the easy times. I love you both and appreciate you so much. I remind Dustin often how lucky he is to have you all as in-laws!Thank you for being the best grandparents to my boys! They sure do love their Grandma and Papa!
Scott: I am amazed at the man you have become. I will always think of you as the little boy who chased me around our kitchen table with a hair brush, but I am so proud of the Christian leader you are. You are amazing at what you do and God is doing amazing things through you. I can't help but tear up every time I hear you speak. I am very proud of you and am thankful for you. You are an awesome Uncle to the boys and I still am not quite sure why they love you so!! Thank you for welcoming Dustin into the family and loving him like a brother! I love you and can't wait until we live near each other again....just kidding. Don't up and move away tomorrow!!
Amy: I have always wanted a sister. I never thought that it would be you!!! HA! I remember years ago your mom saying that she couldn't believe that we are as close as we are and I agree. I am so thankful for you and the impact you have had on my life. Thank you for sharing your precious sons with me and letting me mother Zach and Caleb a bit before I got pregnant with Logan. You are such a great example of a Christian mother and I am blessed to have you. Plus, it is fun to gang up on Scott and Dustin together!!!
Zach, Caleb and Blake: I could never have imagined what being an aunt would feel like and then Zach, you were born. You truly were the apple of my eye. Even though you are big now, I will always cherish our "best friends" song. Caleb, you are my buddy. I am thankful for you and your gentleness with Luke. You keep us all laughing and I love to be around you. If you ever run for President, you've got my vote. Blake, you are the baby of the family and what a special baby you are. You are so easy going and quiet and to be honest you probably don't get the chance to be loud with all of the crazies in this family! You are such a happy boy and I look forward to teaching you the "best friends" song!
My Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law: I am truly blessed to be your daughter-in-law. I am so thankful for you both. You have always been there for Dustin and I and the boys! We love you so much. Thank you for welcoming me into the family with open arms. I have never felt like I was just the daughter-in-law. You have always treated me like another daughter! I love you both! Also, thank you for loving the boys like you do. The sure do love their Grandma and Papa so much! Thank you for being the best grandparents!
Heather and Lyndsey: I am so thankful to have been in the family since Lyndsey was so little. Lyndsey, you are my one and only niece and I love you to pieces. Although you are mouthy at times (just like your Aunt Stacey!!) I am so proud of the teenager you have become. Thank you for playing with and loving Logan and Luke like you do! You are an awesome cousin to them. I will always remember you and Uncle D discussing "cinnamon toast" that Sunday morning when you were 5! You were and are so cute! Aunt Stacey loves you so much! Heather, I don't know that I have ever met such a strong person! You have had to deal with a lot and I am so proud of the way you have handled things! I don't think that you realize how strong you are! Thank you for always being there for me and for always treating me like your sister! You are an awesome Aunt to the boys too! They love when Aunt Heather comes over. Thank you for loving them like you do! I love you and pray that you will one day be loved and cared for by someone special, like you deserve!
Ryan, Jenn and Brock: Ryan, I was afraid of you for years!!! Don't you wish I still was?!! HA! I am so amazed that you are married and have a son!! Jenn, I am so thankful that you chose to put up with Ryan and marry him!! Seriously though, I love you and am also thankful for you both and the close relationship you have with Dustin and I. I look forward to raising our children together. Brock, you are the baby of our family and what a strong baby you are! You just couldn't wait to enter this world. You brought tears to Aunt Stacey's eyes the first time I saw you because even though you were so tiny, you were so perfect! Although you seem to like to spit up all over me, I love you and will gladly smell like spit up any time, just so I can hold you and play with you! I am excited to hear you say "Stacey" for the first time. If you could say my name before Daddy's that would be even better!! I love you Brock and am so thankful for you!
Thank you Lord for my family. Help me to never take them for granted. They are wonderful people and I am who I am because of them!
4 comments:
What a sweet post! I'm sure your family will cherish what you said about them:)
Aw this was so sweet ok im actually enjoying reading blogs:) But seriously you know and everyone knows in your family you are the back bone you hold us all together:) You give and give and i love that now you have the boys i can sit back and me laugh when logan draws on walls and lukey screams:) I am also thankful for our relatioship.
ok i dont understand it was me amy that wrote that HA
Thank you for the overly kind words. Your family and my family is truly OUR family and I agree how special they all are. Thanks for taken the time and telling them along wih the blog world about how special our family is and how important they are to us.
Love you Dustin
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