Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Blog Challenge Day 8: A Moment

December 5, 2010

Blog Challenge Day 8: A Moment

Hmmm...this is pretty vague and is making it kind of difficult for me to settle on a topic. I have many moments in my life...some amazing and some not so amazing ones but I am very grateful that I have some. I am definitely not BORED by any means;) Ok...here is a good one that just popped into my head. I have always loved my husband with all my heart and I am the kind of person that gives my whole heart to the people I love. Lee has been hurt a lot in life and has put up a lot of walls. He always loved me and did so more than anyone else in his life but it was always a guarded kind of love. Over the years the walls have slowly come down and once he found the gospel, I saw him blossom and grown beyond my wildest dreams. Well my moment is simple but life altering in so many ways. On Lee's hard days, I always tell him, "You know how much I love you? Well Heavenly Father loves you a million times morea nd is watching over you". So, the other day, we were on the phone and having a conversation about some past traumas in our relationship...which is ALWAYS fun (NOT). I was a bit emotional (ok I was a blubbering mess) and Lee is his most sincere and sweet voice says, "Honey I know that I haven't always been the best husband and I have put you through a lot but I PROMISE that I will try my best to love you the way you love me and the way Heavenly Father loves us. Im not there yet but I WILL get there...I promise." All my insecurities melted away and I just cried and my HEART WAS FULL...of love, hope, grattitude and comfort. I will never forget that moment and I KNOW that my sweet husband is giving me his WHOLE HEART and will love me for Eternity...the way I love him;)

1 comment:

Janet said...: That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!; 6:44 PM

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Once upon a time...

Mibi grew up in Laie and attended Kahuku High and Lee grew up in Haleiwa and Mililani and attended Mililani High. Mibi went to College at BYU-Hawaii and then served a mission in the Utah Ogden Mission before meeting the man of her dreams. After school, Lee jumped into the workforce looking for his career and eventually ended up working for Mibi's family flower shop at Turtle Bay while Mibi was serving her mission...and never thought that this job would lead him to his "Angel". We met in Septmeber of 2001 after I returned home from my mission. I came back to the flower shop to manage things for my Mom and Lee had left to pursue his education. Well a few months later, Lee's education path didn't take the direction he had hoped and instead life lead him back to Turtle Bay. The first thing he did was call Mom to get his job back and of course she said YES. So, I was Lee's boss and there was an instant friendship...it felt as if we had known each other our entire lives. We kept it strictly business for a few weeks and then one night I was gong to make a Wal-Mart run after work and called him to see if he wanted to come along. His phone was busy (the days before call waiting) and I almost gave up...but after a few more tries he picked up and from that night on we were inseperable. I think we told each other our life stories that night and we both knew then that our lives would never be the same! Over the next year, we formed a deep love and respect for each other which kept us connected through a few rough patches and across the ocean as Mibi moved back to Utah. Finally after a year of being best friends, we both realized that there is no one on earth we would rather be with than each other! We were a couple for about two years when Lee proposed to me and we tied the knot at the exact place we first met...the same hotel the flower shop was located when we worked there...TURTLE BAY. And to add to our JOY, we have a beautiful daughter Savannah (Lee's biological and Mibi's spiritual daughter ) who we just ADORE! She is so smart, funny, outgoing, a jabberbox like her Dad and just the cutest thing you have ever seen!!! We also are praying that we can give her a little brother or sister sometime in the next year or two!!! Until then we have a Doberman (Kayla) and a cat (Shadow) that we spoil rotten and of course all of our Nieces and Nephew's. It has been almost 8 years of wedded bliss and although we have had our ups and downs, each experience has made us grow more in love with each other and are still each others best friend!