serv*ant |'sərvənt|

noun

a person who performs duties for others, esp. a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.• a person employed in the service of a government. See also civil servant , public servant .• a devoted and helpful follower or supporter : a tireless servant of God.

DERIVATIVES serv*ant*hood |-ˌhoŏd| noun

Do you ever stop and wonder if you are a servant? What does servant mean to you? Who do you serve? 

When Bryan proposed to me he said to me, after getting down on one knee, "Will you allow  me to serve  you for the rest of our lives?"  WOW..."serve" me! What does he mean by that? Will he follow through with that forever? What happened to 'Will you marry me?'... I started wondering what he meant by serving me...I had no doubt he would take care of me, love me, protect me, comfort me; is that what he meant by serving me?

One month after we were married Bryan came to our bedroom and asked me to sit on the edge of the bed and hang my feet over and close my eyes...I was quite confused but figured I would cooperate. :)  After opening my eyes I found him on his knees washing my feet as I looked at him he said to me; "we have been married for one month and I still want to serve you for the rest of our lives..."  - is he real? who is this  man washing my feet?

When I think of this moment and Bryan's servanthood, I can't help but think of Jesus in John 13:4.

4so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

This week we had been married a year and one month...guess what happened? You got it...Bryan came to our room (after telling me he was going down stairs to get something to eat, I believed him...I mean, what would make one think he would wash my feet again?)  When he returned to our room he had a bowl of water and a towel...he again, washed my feet and told me "after a year and one month of marriage, to the day, I still want to serve you for the rest of our lives."

I must say, I have one perfect husband.  He leaves me speechless on so many occasions, this being one of many. 

I love you honey...thank you for continuing to serve me in our lives and as the spiritual leader of our household.  You truly are an example of Christ.

2+1=3

(listening to O.A.R)

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years...sadly nothing was posted during those day. Between running from home to home visiting family and resting, we neglected to fill you in.

For Bryan and I Christmas was filled with lots of family time and down time with each other. It was relaxing and fun! We always enjoy time with our families. Bryan got a fun Wii for Christmas...which we all love playing. He can be found trying to sneak a game or two in before bed. And then Bryan and his family got me a new Nikon camera. I am excited to use it and start taking more pictures again. Also my dad got us a video camera... Hopefully pictures and videos will get posted onto the blog.

Since the last blog, life has been busy, as usual around here. For starters, one thing that has kept us busy is the third addition to our family...or soon to be. Yes, we found out that I am pregnant! This is our first and well as you can tell from above, the family loaded us up with cameras of all sorts so we don't miss a beat. We have been trying to prepare and get settled and read all we can. This is a new and exciting season for us. Right now I am 3 months along and beginning to slightly show.
Bryan has been taking pictures of my progression so as soon as we get those pictures and the ultra sounds uploaded we will post pictures of my growing belly....

Many blessings to you all this new year.
Lots of love!