Rich, Heather and Alana’s Blog

Today (the 14th) is mine and Heathers two year anniversary. Definitely the most amazing two years of my life. My wife is indeed the most amazing girl that God has ever created. The way she loves me is astonishing and so humbling to me. She sacrifices constantly for me and always puts me before herself. I love her SO much and I want the whole world to know!

There is truly no sunset that is more beautiful than her. No chipmunk that’s cuter than her. No light brighter than her. There no one that is quicker to forgive and to understand. She’s always consciously bettering herself as a wife by being in the Word and learning at the feet from wise women and men such as Beth Moore, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Shaunti Feldhahn, Focus on the Family, and Family Life Today. She really wants to attend “Weekend to Remember” so that we can just in another way grow in our marriage. She learns from wonderful women around her that live godly lives such as her mom, my mom, Christi Engels, Lisa Hickman, Kathy Johns, Valerie Moon, and so many, many others. She’s an amazing friend to others and a perfect best friend for me. She’s frugal. She’s generous. She’s compassionate. She’s caring. She’s loving. She’s strong, wise, humble, modest, meek, brave, disciplined, honest, selfless, patient, constantly growing, and encouraging. She sets the example for so many kids in our youth group and every person that she comes into contact with. She is beautiful beyond any words. She’s the only person I know that can be downright cute and downright sexy at the exact same time.

I’m constantly humbled by her love for me. She makes me want to be a better man. My love for her stretches the very capacity of my heart until I sometimes feel like I’m going to burst and scream about my love for this woman. My heart still races around her. My passion for her grows every day. I ache when I’m not with her.

I’m the stubborn one. I so quickly get into a routine. My days run together. I forget how precious each day is. I forget to tell her too many times what she means to me. She, on the other hand, is quick to teach me about the word “special”. She makes me know that I’m the only guy for her. She makes my chest puff up. I’m proud to be with her and be seen with her. She doesn’t hold a grudge and is so quick to forget my faults. She really is so Christ-like in all her doings. She tangibly gives me small examples of how Christ deals with me on a daily basis.

How can I NOT love this woman!? She truly is incredible. She truly is the only girl for me. She is irreplaceable and extremely precious to me. She truly is a princess… a daughter of God and so often I don’t treat her as such. But she doesn’t look for ways to be offended at my shortcomings since she’s so busy loving me!

Two years. Twenty years. Forty years. I will always feel the same! Babe, may we continually look toward Christ to fill our hearts with love for Him. Our infinite Father and our infinite Savior that has infinite love for us! Constantly and continuously drawing us closer to Him creates ways for us to reflect His love infinitely in us and beyond our capacity.

I love you, sweets! Happy Anniversary!