Today is an important day for my wife and I.
On this day back in 1999, we gathered before friends and family and professed our love for each other.
Now nineteen years later, that love has grown stronger and I am enjoying our life together.
19 years and going strong!
It is hard to imagine that it has already been nineteen years. It seems like only yesterday that I met her. We worked for the same organization, but in different departments and different buildings. I have always said it was God ordained and meant to be. Her department had to be relocated to my building because their offices were being renovated. Our paths started to cross and we began chatting. The relationship developed slowly, first as colleagues and then as friends. As we spent more time together, we learned that we had many things in common and shared many core beliefs. In the fall of 1998, I traveled out of town for a family gathering. While there, I realized that could not stop thinking about her and that I did not want to spend my life without her.
By January 1999, I had gotten up the courage to ask her to marry me. I remember saying to her, “We have done many things together, but there is one thing that we haven’t done. Will you spend your life with me? Will you marry me?” Nine months later, we walked down the aisle of Saint James the Greater Catholic Church (in Saint Louis, MO) and became husband and wife.
I cannot put into words the joy and excitement that it brought me to have the wonderful lady as my wife. We have God as our center of our marriage. We spend time reading and studying the Bible, going to Church every week and reading faith-based self-improvement books. We work at making ourselves better, for our own self and for each other. We have based our relationship on communication and spending quality time together. We take the time to talk through what is on our hearts and make sure we understand each other’s needs. We both say that we are not only married to the person we love, but also best friend. This makes the relationship stronger because it can enjoyed at many different levels. A relationship that is built on many interwoven levels cannot be broken.
Is our marriage perfect? NO!
Do we have our challenges that need to be worked through? YES!
But we face these circumstances head on. We continue to work on ourselves, each other and on our marriage.
We don’t give up or give in!
A Photo From Our Most Recent Road Trip – Batchawana Bay in Ontario, Canada
In our nineteen years, God has blessed us many times over. I look back at it and I thank Him for all that he has done for us. I look forward to see what each day will bring. Because I know, the best is yet to come!
Today is Labor Day and I hope you are relaxing and enjoying your day off. However, everyone does not get Labor Day off. Yes, it’s true, not everyone gets a day off on Labor Day. If you have to work today, I want you to know that BubblingWithEleganceAndGrace.com appreciates you and hope you get a day off soon because you deserve it.
It may be September, but it’s still summer and very hot. The flowers are in full bloom and I had to stop and think about what this day really means.
Flower Garden
This video clip from the CBS Morning Show goes into great detail about the origins of the Labor Day holiday. I found it be very interesting and it expanded the my understanding of the holiday. Watch it here!
Did you know that not wearing white after summer did not start out as a fashion statement? Being life long learners, we must grow and learn everyday.
I hope you are relaxing and enjoying your day. My hubby and I had the opportunity to review the move, Healed By Grace 2 Ten Days of Grace. The movie stars Sean Young, Kennedy Martin, Natalie Weese and David Matthew Weese. I do not want to write a spoiler notes of what the film is about because I really want you to see the movie. The movie centers on a teenager named Jesse who wants a horse for her 15th birthday. Her mother is against it; but she really does not know why. Her father is able to convince her mother to agree to a 10 day summer horse camp. But what happens from there is totally surprising. You will have to see it to get the rest of the story.
You can watch the movie’s trailer here.
The message that comes through is forgiveness. No matter what you have done in your life, God loves you and he forgives you. One scripture that comes to mind is Matthew 18:21-22 (KJV)
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
We have to forgive ourselves first and then to be able to forgive others. Sometimes we get angry and the other person does not even know it and we are only hurting ourselves. God gives us Grace and what a fitting tile for this movie.
Here is a short clip from the movie.
The DVD home release of Healed by Grace 2 will be September 18, 2018. It can be be purchased at ChristianBook.com and from Amazon.
Bubblingwitheleganceandgrace.com is hosting a Giveaway of two DVDs of the combo pack Healed By Grace 1 and 2.
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The giveaway with start today, Sunday, September 2nd and will close on Monday, September 10th at 11:59pm (Central Time).
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Bubblingwitheleganceandgrace.com will receive two DVDs, Healing Grace I and Healing Grace 2 for writing this heartfelt honest review of the movie, Healing By Grace 2:Ten days of Grace.
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Bubbling with Elegance and Grace started out as an outlet for my passion for fashion but has evolved into a place for me to teach, collaborate, and inspire. My hubby has since joined the team and we have been digital creators for 13 years. We are thankful for those who believed in us from the beginning and those who have just started riding with us on this lovely journey.
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