My delightful husband Eric can be very romantic, but he is also good at catching me off-guard, making me laugh with his silliness. When we were getting to know each other before we married, he sang me this song. I prepared to swoon, thinking it was going to be a declaration of his love...and ended up laughing. The joy I share with him still, over 12 years of marriage later, fills me and we are so blessed to raise our 4 "sweet violets":
There once was a farmer who took a young miss
In back of the barn where he gave her a...
Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs
And told her that she had such beautiful...
Manners that suited a girl of her charms
A girl that he wanted to take in his...
Washing and ironing and then if she did
They would get married and raise lots of...
Sweet Violets, sweeter than the roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with sweet violets.
Our time here on earth is so fleeting, and Eric and I look at our life together as sort of a game, where we have this short time to learn and grow in God and share Him with others before we are called home. We've played the 'No House, No Job, And You're Broke With A Baby' game together, as well as several versions of 'God Has Blessed Us So Richly We're Laughing, Crying And Thanking Him At The Same Time!', and one I'm super glad we're past, 'Living In A House Infested With Brown Recluse Spiders'.
My goal for this blog is to share us, our journey as we run towards God, in the hope that it will bless others, and help us keep heading in the right direction. I love to learn and try new things and plan share about the craziness here. I hope you will be blessed by what you read, and encouraged in your journey towards Him!
