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Week 3:


On October 17, 2007 my husband asked me to be his girlfriend. We have a beautiful love story. Oscar and I met in the 6th grade, “dated” in 7th grade, broke up and for the rest of what seemed like forever I begged him for a second chance. Well I finally got it the summer of 2007. I had just been dumped by the guy I was dating in college. After my break up I found Oscar on Facebook, sometimes I wonder, what would my generation do with out Facebook. We reunited as friends and talked about the possibility of having a long distance relationship. I was going to college in Texas and he was going to college in Arkansas. Not only was distance a problem, before we could date I wanted him to get permission from my parents. Growing up my parents had this rule they would need to meet the guy before I could date the guy. They thought that if the guy had enough respect for me to meet them, they believed it would mean he was a decent guy. Even though I was living on my own I still valued the rule. However, my parents lived in Texas and how was Oscar going to ever meet them. Luckily for me, Oscar doesn’t tend to let things get in the way of something he wants.
 
Oscar and I had made plans for him to road trip with a friend to come see me during the Labor Day Holiday. There was still the issue of my parents though. Due to several different issues Oscar wasn’t going to be able to meet them yet. So he wrote them a letter. Telling them his testimony, what his intentions were, and a little about himself. He promised he wouldn’t come see me if my parents didn’t respect the decision. My mom called me after reading the letter and showing it my dad… They agreed! If Oscar was brave enough to write a letter then they figured they could give their blessing to let him come visit me.
 
After our visit we agreed to “see each other”. For those older generations we were dating but without the titles of boyfriend and girlfriend. I wanted to be Oscar’s girlfriend but I still wanted him to meet my parents, in person, before making anything official. It was still important to me that they know the man I was head over heels for.

Later that month my mom and younger brother came up to see me and my older brother. We went to the same college and she was on intersession. Oscar knew this was his opportunity. He drove 9 hours on a Friday night got to the town I lived in at around midnight. Slept in his car, woke up the next morning to get ready at a gas station to have breakfast with me, my younger brother, and my mom. Yes, after eating breakfast and meeting my younger brother and my mom Oscar drove back to Arkansas.

A few weeks later I had my fall break and a friend of mine made plans to drive with me to Arkansas to visit Oscar. The day we arrived in Arkansas was the same day Oscar asked me to be his girlfriend. I figured it would be okay to say yes. I mean he drove 9 hours and slept in a car to have breakfast with my mom.  

As you can see God has blessed me with an amazing man. In honor of our boyfriend/girlfriend anniversary I’m going to try extra hard to show him how blessed I am to have him in my life. Oscar and I have been through it all. We’ve stood by each others failures and been supportive of each others successes. Oscar is the best thing to ever happen to me, and is the best dad to our son.  

You should know in our family Oscar is the clean one and I tend to be the messy one. This week I’ve cleaned my closet, you can now see the floor. This might seem small to some of you but for me this is huge! I’ve taken my lunch hour to go home and clean the house. Oscar will come home to a fresh smelling and super clean home, this will make him very happy. Finally, as an extra surprise I’ve made Oscar some fun coupons. These coupons can be redeemed for things like, a car wash, a camping trip, or a guy’s night. I’ve also been sure to give him some vouchers for intimate things, but since my dad might read this blog I’ll spare you the details.

Oscar I know you do more for me than I deserve, but please know I adore you. Eli and I are lucky to have such a great man as the leader of our family. I love you more than words can express and I hope these small acts of kindness bless you today.

To all my female married friends please take a moment today to remind yourselves of your love for your spouse. Remember why God placed this man in your life. Allow him to play the role God designed for him to play and respect that role. Ephesians 5: 33 says; “However, each of you must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife MUST respect her husband.” 
 
By the way Oscar just found the clean house and awesome coupons... Trust me when I say my husband was blessed today! Which has helped restore some more of my joy! Go home and bless your man today!
 
 

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