HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE!!

Today is Steve's birthday. He's taking the day off of work and we'll be spending the day together. Going out to a movie, then lunch. Tonight dinner will be at home with his family.

Steve is my best friend. He knows all my secrets and I am secure in knowing that they are locked away in his heart..like his love for me. God has used Steve over the years to show me areas in my life that He wants to change,to grow, to improve in an all-so-gentle way. Steve is a quiet encourager~insisting I spend time in my studio because he knows that I NEED to be creative, that it feeds my soul. He doesn't complain if the house is a mess and is understanding of my lack of organization. I recently realized that his lack of complaining to really be his way of encouraging...he never belittles me or makes me feel small (I do a fine job at that all by myself!) He supports me and prays for me in all the areas of my life..from the ministries I'm involved in at church to the latest art or decor project. Somehow he keeps up with my ever-changing mind and ideas. It isn't because it comes naturally to him~it doesn't. It's because of his love for me. And he shows me a million little ways all the time.

He is a man of integrity. He is a man of strength. He is a man of God.

You know that Proverbs 31 scripture? The one all about the godly wife and mother? There's a little verse in the middle of it that caught  my eye..Proverbs 31:11 "Her husband can trust her,and she will greatly enrich his  life." One of the definitions of 'trust' is "to have confidence in.."  Because of Steve's confidence in me, it has made me strive to be a better person, wife and mother. Oh, how I love these little God-lessons from living out the life God has called me to. I've been married to Steve for almost 33 years, and am STILL learning so much~and always will!

The words to this song is dedicated to my beloved...

I Just Call You Mine

Artist: Martina McBride

I pinch myself sometimes to make sure I'm not in a dream

That's how it seems

I close my eyes and breathe in the sweetest moments I've ever known

It feels like home

And here I am~ I want to be your everything

There you are

Turning winter into spring

And everyone that sees you

Always wants to know you

And everyone that knows you

Always has a smile

You're a standing ovation after years of waiting

For a chance to finally shine

Everyone calls you amazing

I just call you mine

I fall apart~

Just a word from you somehow

seems to fix whatever's wrong

Oh, you reach into the weakest moments

And remind me that I'm strong

You've got to know

I'd be a fool not to see you, even worse

To forget that you're more than I deserve

Cause everyone that sees you

Always wants to know you

And everyone that knows you

Always has a smile

You're a standing ovation after years of waiting

For a chance to finally shine

Everyone calls you amazing

I just call you mine.

Happy Birthday, Steve....I love you...