Twenty-Four

 

This song is for you J

You were born at 7:47 pm on July 24th, 1987

And you turn 24 today...your golden birthday!

Twenty-four years ago today God invited you into the world, into a world I was about to join too. He created you to be exactly who you are today, and yet still continuing to grow into the man of God you desire to be in your heart.  I cannot imagine this world without you in it. 

You have accomplished so much in your life. For each year of your life you have been many different things to many different people, but you always were my husband, even before we met. God has been doing a work in your heart since that joyful day twenty-four years ago, and it not something to be ignored. I am daily floored at the man you are. Thank you for daily seeking a relationship with the Lord and leading us in our marriage. 

Twenty-four years from now, we can celebrate the man you will be then, and I am so excited to know the you in twenty-four years. But right now, right now you are exactly who you should be. You have made people strive to be something better, something more like Christ, because they see God reflected in you. You lead as an amazing example, who a husband should be, who a man of integrity should be, what a son should be and a brother, what a man of humility is. 

 

Your views of life and your goals have changed, what you deem important, who you associate yourself with, all have changed. But the tender, strong, faithful heart of yours is the same, only growing.

Thank you for falling in love with me when I was at my dorkiest and thank you for waiting for me. Thank you for taking me with you. 

Here is to you my J. 

I love you

BFFs

 Thank you for staying up till 3 a.m. with me the night before I left for Ireland, and making me laugh so hard I almost wet myself

 Thank you for being 52 and still wanting to have legitimate sleepovers with me, sleeping bags, awful B-rate horror movies and all
Thank you for being genuinely happy to see me every time I walked in the door, even if I looked awful and had mascara running down my face

 Thank you for always sharing your great insanely ecstatic opinion about Justin, even though I rolled my eyes
Thank you for encouraging me to do anything I wanted, even if it was ridiculous

 Thank you for laughing at my awful jokes and impressions, and crying because you were laughing so hard
Thank you for always wanting to have a cup of coffee with me, even if it was midnight 

Thank you for being my best friend, even if you were my mom



I miss you

-Kori-do