My treasure

Thirty eight years ago today, a baby boy entered this world. He was born in Murray, Utah to an English mother and an American Father. He grew up on a farm where he learned the blessing of hard work. He was taught to be respectful, hardworking, dedicated, and compassionate. When he was about 16 he moved away from the farm town he loved, from his friends and his high school, and from the area of Utah he'd always known.

His family moved to a small town in southern Utah called Hurricane. He didn't want to move, he was happy where he was, he had just started high school and didn't want to have to find all new friends. He really didn't have a choice in the matter, but his father tried to ease the worry and anxiety by telling him he would most likely meet the girl he would marry there. At 16 that wasn't much comfort for him, but he left all he'd ever known to go to Hurricane. I met this wonderful young man soon after his family moved and we quickly became friends.

2 years later this young man and I started dating, and not too many months later we had fallen in love. We were young which led to some breakups, but after 2 and 1/2 years we married. I am so grateful for his mother and father for bringing him into the world and teaching him the values that he holds to today. I am so grateful that his father and mother chose Hurricane of all places to move to. I guess I should say I am grateful that God led them to Hurricane of all places. I am so grateful he chose me.

He is an amazing husband, always kind, considerate, and patient with me. He is this way with everyone around him. He makes me a better person. He is an amazing father who loves his children so much.  I love and cherish each day we get to spend together. My life has been so greatly blessed because God brought the two of us together. Today, on his birthday, I want him to know how much he means to me, how much I love him, and how grateful I am that he chose me and that he chooses me everyday. He is my treasure. Because of God's love for us we can be together forever, besides living with God again, I can't imagine anything better.