2019 ACFW Carol Award WinnerLove is in the air. (Or is that the alluring aroma of the pecan pie I made for my husband?)
Since Saturday is Valentine’s Day, I’d like this to be an interactive-let’s-write-something-ooey-gooey kind of post.
I think everyone should share something mushy. A mushy story of you and your spouse. Or, it could be an almost-coulda-been-mushy-turned-hilarious kind of story. Or even an I-wish-this-would-happen-to-me kind of story.
Who’s game?
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And just to get everyone started, here’s mine:
For Valentine’s Day eighteen years ago, the man who is now my husband presented me with a teddy bear holding a little box. In that little box was the yummiest piece of chocolate ever. (And I am a chocolate snob! So my man knew his stuff.)
As the morsel melted in my mouth, I hugged my sweet guy. We were in Bible College, and neither of us had much money, so his gift meant even more.
Taking my hand he walked me down the hill toward my dorm. Suddenly, he stopped and proclaimed, “Hold on! I forgot something!”
He reached into his pocket and pulled out another little box. This time, the box contained an engagement ring. And I’ve worn it ever since.
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Now, if you’d like to post a little story, just click on the comments button. And if we don’t get very many, I’ll know that you are all out there creating new romantic moments to share!
Love is in the air…
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Kimberley Woodhouse is a wife, mother, author, and musician with a quick wit and positive outlook despite difficult circumstances. A popular speaker, she’s shared at more than 600 venues across the country. Kimberley and her family’s story have garnered national media attention for many years, but most recently her family was chosen for ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Montel Williams Show, and Discovery Health channel’s Mystery ER which premiered in 2008. Her story, Welcome Home: Our Family’s Journey to Extreme Joy, releases in September 2009 from Focus on the Family. Kimberley lives, writes, and homeschools in Colorado with her husband and two children in their truly “extreme” home.
kimberleywoodhouse.com
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My husband surprised me this Christmas with my wedding ring! The stone had fallen out at a gas station this summer and I miracously found it. I had taped the diamond to paper and put it in my top drawer to save. He and my daughter snuck it out and he got it reset. He also snuck it into my stocking, with my dear daughters help, and I was totally blown away. What is so sweet about it is, is that we were really strapped this Christmas and I wasn’t execting anything. Soooo you guessed it I cried like a baby. Ok…is that mushy enough Kim…=)
Balinda
okay so i absolutely loved your story. tell jeremy i’m totally impressed.
d
mushy story?
How about… I’m thankful my husband has a job and I’m thankful he loves me 🙂 We may not do much for valentines this year but we sure do love each other.
Kathy
We’re Valentine’s engagement twins 🙂 Mike proposed 5 years ago this year…crazy weekend, I’ll have to share that story with you later (Reader’s Digest version…it involved a weekend getaway from Natchitoches to Bayou Chicot State Park, which turned out to be nothing but HUNTING cabins…turning out to be a weekend at Motel 6 in Alexandria – the same one we stayed at for softball tournaments in high school – and an engagement ring…lol)