No…not me. Today my sweet husband turns 30. That number is like a four letter word in our home at the moment. Jeremy’s not too thrilled about turning 30…in the least! He has been dreading this for a couple of years now. Poor guy, haha! I pray he has a good day today anyway. And I hope he knows how much he means to Ella & I and how much we love him. He is our world! I don’t know what we would do without him!! In fact, he was gone last week (playing in the worship band at junior high camp) and it was the suckiest week EVER! His girls just don’t function very well without him here with us. We were pitiful, haha.
Jeremy, I love you with every fiber of my being! I have loved you for 12 years now (since I was 16 years old!) and my love for you has grown into something I never could have imagined was achievable. I love you because you are my best friend (literally the best friend I have ever had), because it is just so incredibly easy to be with you, because you share your hopes and dreams with me, because you make me laugh, because you love me so intensely that I truly believe no man has ever loved a woman the way you love me, because of the way you love our daughter and the way you look at her, because for as long as I’ve known you (since I was 15) you have played music barefoot (whether it be a freezing outdoor show, a dirty bar with questionable floors, or at church), because you make all the girls swoon (including me of course!), because you fold the laundry, because you work harder than anyone I have ever known, because you have pushed me to pursue my dreams and passions, because you love the Lord with even more intensity than you love me, because when I listen in on you praying with our daughter it brings tears to my eyes (even just thinking about it now)…
The list could go on for days. Happy Birthday, Jeremy! Even though 30 is not your favorite number right now, know that I adore growing older with you. You bring me so much joy and I am so very grateful for you! Love you!!!
(this is a picture I snapped at Ella’s ballet recital earlier this month)
