On April 14, 15 years ago I married my favorite guy in the world. He helps me be brave when I'm not feeling it and reminds me that this too shall pass when I'm afraid it won't. I can't imagine anyone better for me and I can't imagine ever doing the things I'm doing without him by my side - sometimes cheering, sometimes nudging, sometimes pushing or pulling me on. We are different in so many ways, yet share so much in common. It's the best of opposites attracting and great minds thinking alike all at the same time.
He is stable and I am dramatic.
We both love God and God's church.
He can multi-task and I have a one-track mind.
We both are messy. (hmmm... that's not such a great thing...)
He's an extroverted introvert and I'm an extroverted extrovert.
But we both love quiet vacations away from crowds.
I stare at the ocean and think big philosophical thoughts.
He stares at the ocean and thinks "This would be a great place to build a house."
We both dream.
And that's how we spent a couple of days earlier this week... enjoying the mostly uninhabited coast of California, watching the wildflowers and grasses dance, the seagulls soar, the waves roll and the elephant seals lie around and throw sand on themselves. On Monday we were sitting in the van enjoying the scenery when some music came on that seemed to fit the landscape so perfectly it was as if the grasses and wind were dancing along on purpose. That's what inspired this video. It's a souvenir of sorts of the day we spent wandering around the coast without a schedule or anyone asking if we were there yet or declaring they were starving or any other such emergencies. Everywhere I looked I saw creation dancing along with us. And it was lovely. It was fun to dream about making a video of it all with the same music we were listening to and even more fun to actually put it together while Lowell was driving us home and see it turn out just exactly how I'd imagined it.
So if you have a few more minutes, you can see what it looks like when the wind and the waves and the wildflowers and waterfalls dance... God is the Master Choreographer to be sure.
Happy anniversary, Babe. I THANK GOD FOR YOU. And I love you so incredibly much.
He is stable and I am dramatic.
We both love God and God's church.
He can multi-task and I have a one-track mind.
We both are messy. (hmmm... that's not such a great thing...)
He grew up all over the world and I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley.
We both want to go live in Peru.He's an extroverted introvert and I'm an extroverted extrovert.
But we both love quiet vacations away from crowds.
I stare at the ocean and think big philosophical thoughts.
He stares at the ocean and thinks "This would be a great place to build a house."
We both dream.
And that's how we spent a couple of days earlier this week... enjoying the mostly uninhabited coast of California, watching the wildflowers and grasses dance, the seagulls soar, the waves roll and the elephant seals lie around and throw sand on themselves. On Monday we were sitting in the van enjoying the scenery when some music came on that seemed to fit the landscape so perfectly it was as if the grasses and wind were dancing along on purpose. That's what inspired this video. It's a souvenir of sorts of the day we spent wandering around the coast without a schedule or anyone asking if we were there yet or declaring they were starving or any other such emergencies. Everywhere I looked I saw creation dancing along with us. And it was lovely. It was fun to dream about making a video of it all with the same music we were listening to and even more fun to actually put it together while Lowell was driving us home and see it turn out just exactly how I'd imagined it.
So if you have a few more minutes, you can see what it looks like when the wind and the waves and the wildflowers and waterfalls dance... God is the Master Choreographer to be sure.
Happy anniversary, Babe. I THANK GOD FOR YOU. And I love you so incredibly much.
Day 32
Happy Anniversary to you friends - may God continue to shine His face on you and bless you! Great video -
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