7 Days To Praise

I've decided to spend the week leading up to Valentine's Day in praise. Praising my husband, & praising God for the things I love about my husband. God is the author of true love - God is love - so what better way to celebrate the day of love than by praising love itself?

"God is love, and anyone who doesn’t love others has never known him." 
~1 John 4:8~

{  7 Days to Praise - Day 1 : I love his voice }

My husband has an awesome voice. I love to hear him sing, and I love to hear him speak. When he speaks in public, he gets into this commanding tone, that almost forces you to listen to him. It's intriguing, and is definitely a gift from God that he uses to glorify Him. And we all know his singing voice is what got him his start in the Christian rap group he was in back in the day. :-)

[ Check out the stud on the far right. ]

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{ 8:28 / a marriage montage }

{8/28/04}

{August -September 2004 / honeymoon at Disney World, with Hurricane Frances}

{September 2004 / Hurricane Ivan busts right through our neighborhood}

{ August 2005 / 1-year anniversary in Destin...with Hurricane Katrina }



{ August 2006 / we dared vacation at the beach & luck was on our side this time! }



{ August 2007 / 3-year anniversary / decided not to chance the beach & went to Callaway Gardens }



{ February 2008 / tornado ransacks our house / Happy Valentine's Day! ;) }



{ August 2008 / 4-year anniversary / played it safe in Atlanta }



{ February 2009 / 1 month after finding out we're pregnant after trying for 2.5 years / 1 month before losing "Zippy" to miscarriage }

{ March 2010 / trip to South Carolina for the birth & adoption of our daughter / the most beautiful rainbow after all the storms!!!}

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. ~Romans 8:28

Happy 6th anniversary to the most wonderful husband I could have prayed for, the best friend I have ever had, and the most awesome daddy in the world. There is no one on earth I'd rather weather the storms with! {har har.}

I love you, Baron!

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We were meant to be.

{And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. ~Romans 8:28}

Happy 5th Anniversary to the most wonderful husband I could ever pray for!! I love you!!

the best husband in the WORLD is mine.

WARNING: MUSHY BLOG POST.

Baron is in Colorado on Wilderness Trek with some of the teens from Vaughn Park. They left last Friday at 4:30 a.m. and won't be back until Sunday the 19th. I miss him terribly. The worst part is that since Sunday, and until Friday, I can't talk to him on the phone. I hate being away from him for so long. I now have a newfound admiration for wives who do this all the time! Anyway, today I was so extremely pleasantly surprised when I got flowers at work...from Baron! He is so smart. Kudos, Baron; kudos. :-) And since I can't thank you in person today, I shall do so by blogging in hopes that you will see it when you get back. Thank you for loving me so much! I love you!!! {And yes, I cried at work when I got them. I'm a sap.}

{yes, there are lemon slices in the water! love it.}

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I've gotta brag on my husband for a bit.

The past few weeks, I have been, a lot of the time, exhausted. This first trimester deal is for the birds. Typically when I get home from work, I change into my PJ's and head for the couch, where I lie uselessly until time to go to bed. {Which, nowadays, is somewhere between 9:00 & 9:30.} Baron has been the BEST husband/housewife. He has prepared dinner most evenings. {In our house, "prepared" usually consists of thawing a frozen skillet meal or re-heating leftovers, but I digress.} He has gone to Wal-Mart for the groceries. {Ok, so maybe he did that even before I got pregnant, as a result of my effort to avoid Wal-Mart at all costs.} He has done the dishes, and the laundry. Don't get me wrong - he has always been more than willing to perform these tasks, and quite often does so without me even asking. But he has gone above & beyond the call of duty these past few weeks. He has truly been a Godsend for me!

On another note...Baron was in Dallas this weekend for a football coaches' conference. Of course it would be MEN who planned such a conference on Valentine's Day weekend. I miss Baron while he is gone, but I also enjoy some of the time alone. {Toby keeps good company. :-)} Before Baron left town, he sent me my favorite flowers - tulips - at work, and we went out for dinner. If you haven't been to MarChelle's in Prattville, GO AS SOON AS YOU CAN. They have the second best beef brisket in the WORLD. {Second only to my brother's...YUM.} Anyway, thank you, Baron for a wonderful pre-Valentine's celebration, and thank you for being such a wonderfully supportive husband!! I love you!

{the tulips in my cubicle at work}

{P.S. As I was finishing this post, I was reminded of a poem my dad once wrote for my mom when he bought her some tulips: "Yes, roses are red, and expensive too. That's why I'm giving my two-lips to you!" AWWWWWWW. Yes, my parents are cheesy.}

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the ultimate trophy husband!

50 things I love about my husband:

1. The way he makes me laugh.
2. He ALWAYS opens the car door for me. (I don’t think he’ll ever know how much this means to me!)
3. He doesn’t pick fights.
4. How incredibly cute he is when he smiles.
5. He doesn’t talk bad about me to other people.
6. I don’t have a reason to talk bad about him to other people.
7. He is a spiritual leader at his job, to our friends, at our church, and in our home.
8. How disciplined he is about exercising. (Fortunately my blatant laziness doesn’t rub off on him!)
9. He tells me when I look nice.
10. Sometimes he makes the bed for me.
11. He doesn’t get mad when I pick on him for leaving his shoes out.
12. He does laundry & dishes without me asking him to.
13. We have the MOST fun doing our Celine Dion impersonations.
14. He handles our finances very responsibly.
15. He is an awesome example for me by the way he has lived his life.
16. He makes me want to be a better wife.
17. Teenagers look up to him. (And not just literally!)
18. Adults look up to him.
19. I am proud of the man he is because of what he has been through in his life, and I am VERY proud of the work he is doing at PCA.
20. He goes to Wal-Mart for me when I don’t feel like going. (Which turns out to be quite often…)
21. We get to have ice cream a lot because he loves it so much.
22. He cherishes his mother.
23. He has rediscovered a relationship with his father.
24. How he plays with children – he will make an amazing father!
25. When he goes out of town, he leaves me little notes to remind me that he loves me.
26. He respects me.
27. He is SUPER talented with his sports figures. Seriously – I am constantly impressed by his work! (And I get offended when customers don't show their appreciation - not naming any names!)
28. I am truly happy to be married to him.
29. His height. (that’s hottt)
30. He is super attractive.
31. How much fun we have when we go on trips together.
32. He cuts the grass.
33. If I ask him (nicely, of course) to do something for me, he is always willing to do it.
34. He is patient with me, even when I am moody.
35. He cares about other people.
36. He is a really good teacher, whether it’s at church or at school.
37. He lets me give him fashion advice.
38. When I told him I wanted to start trying to have a baby, he reluctantly agreed, but now he wants a baby just as much as I do. And even though he gets frustrated that we are struggling to get pregnant, he is WAY more patient than I am.
39. He makes really good tuna salad.
40. We have survived 3 hurricanes and a tornado together.
41. It makes me happy that I talked him into us getting a dog, and now Toby is Baron’s best friend.
42. He is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.
43. My family loves him.
44. I love his family.
45. He is the most dependable person I know.
46. His “man room” at the house is finally presentable.
47. He helps me clean the house when I ask him to.
48. Steamroller!
49. He is physically strong.
50. He considers me a blessing after a really tough previous relationship, and he is open about telling other people what a blessing I am. I have done nothing to deserve him but we are absolutely perfect together!

{this list could go on & on, but I cut it short so as not to take too much of your time :-)}

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what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man...

I stole this from Jamey...well, except that hers was about Kenny & mine is about Baron. :-)

1. Who is your man? John Baron Goins
2. How long have you been together? 6 years
3. How long did you date? 2 years + 1 year engaged
4. How old is your man? 36 next month
5. Who eats more? Most definitely Baron.
6. Who said "I love you" first? I'm not sure.
7. Who is taller? Hmmm...I don't know. I will have to measure when we get home. ;-)
8. Who sings better? Baron. And he can rap, too!
9. Who is smarter? We're probably about the same.
10. Whose temper is worse? Baron's, I guess? Neither of us really has a bad temper. His shows whenever Bama is not playing well.
11. Who does the laundry? Both of us.
12. Who takes out the garbage? Both of us.
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Baron
14. Who pays the bills? Baron
15. Who is better with the computer? Me
16. Who mows the lawn? Baron
17. Who cooks dinner? Define "cooks". I usually prepare dinner, but sometimes he does. I wouldn't call it "cooking" though. :-)
18. Who drives when you are together? Baron
19. Who pays when you go out? Baron
20. Who is more stubborn? Definitely me.
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Obviously him, since I am never wrong.
22. Whose parents do you see the most? I guess mine. My parents & his mom live in town, and his dad lives in Ohio so we don't see him much.
23. Who kissed who first? I don't remember, but he probably kissed me first.
24. Who asked who out? He asked me out...to a football game, of course. :-)
25. Who proposed? Baron
26. Who is more sensitive? Hmmm...that depends. Probably me, but he can get pretty sensitive (shhh...don't tell)
27. Who has more friends? Not sure. I probably have more friends on MySpace. :-)
28. Who has more siblings? Me
29. Who wears the pants in the family? Toby. ;-) Just kidding...I guess Baron. Although he always consults me first. We are both afraid to make decisions without asking each other first. We're kinda sissies.

Everyone who is reading this is hereby tagged!!

my best friend.

I would love to write a long, detailed post about everything that my husband means to me, but I don't have the words. He is my encourager, my protector, my support, my lover, my strength...my best friend. The list goes on & on, but my point is that I love my husband more than I could have ever imagined, and I love him more & more every single day. Thank you, God, for blessing me with such an amazing man to have & to hold until death do us part.

Happy Anniversary, Baron! I love you!!

I love my husband :-)

Obviously, there are SO many things I could say about why I love my husband. But I just wanted to share this one thing because it's fresh on my mind. Yesterday was my birthday. Baron asked me awhile back what I wanted from him. I haven't been "allowed" to go shopping for awhile, so I told him I wanted either money or a gift card so I could finally buy some clothes. So yesterday, when I got home from my 10:00 a.m. lingerie shower (BOOOOO), I opened my birthday card from Baron to find my gift. Take a look:

Of course, he couldn't just give me money for my birthday. He had to make it special. And that is just one reason why I love him. He does his very best to please me in everything he does. But what I love about him even more is that he does that for everyone. He doesn't just go the extra mile, he goes two. So having said all that...here's to my hubby, who treats me like a princess every day!! I love you!!

feel like dancin'?

I read Ashley's post about Aiden dancing, and I was jealous of his sweet moves. So, in an effort to keep up with the Joneses (or the Millses, in this case), Baron & I now have a video of our own. Watch for yourself & see who has the best moves.

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P.S. Because of our incredibly impressive dance moves, it takes a little while to load, so please be patient.