Who knew a small town Canadian girl would marry an even smaller town Texan!
He's a husband.
A son.
A brother.
A best friend.
A friend.
A farmer at heart.
Intelligent.
Compassionate.
A Techie.
A ginger.
Loving.
A supporter.
An extremely hard worker.
A youth leader.
A man after God's own heart.
Curls a.k.a. me:
I have curly hair, but sometimes straighten them!
I'm a wife.
A daughter.
A sister.
A best friend.
A reader.
A coffee drinker.
A people person.
An administrative assistant.
Compassionate.
A bit sensitive.
A cook.
A guitar player.
A singer.
An amateur.
A knitter.
We were married on October 4th, 2008. This May we will have been together for 5 years. We didn't grow up together, but we met about 6 and a half years ago. We hit it off right away and we were the best of friends. I was dating somebody else at the time, who everybody warned me about, but Texan. He didn't want to push me away; he was just there for me.
Texan went to a wedding in Texas and didn't tell anybody. Silly guy! We started emailing:
From Curls to Texan in February of 2006:
HEY!From Texan to Curls that same day:
it was awesome hearing from ya.
so your friends want you to get hitched out there eh?(lol...i'm not so sure if that's a good idea dave> ur right that would consist of you not coming back< and all your friends out here not meeting that special girl)! ........ haha> that would be somethin else. so have you met any girls out there yet? (that are more then just friends to you)>>>> for as long as i've known you ... i can tell your kind of picky. so that's a really good thing.
yeah i did end up watching Flight Plan. but not with the guys. it's weird not having you around, cuz it seems, we don't hang out as much as we used to. but let me tell you...it's a super awesome movie....very suspenseful....
you definitely are invited to my surprise party!!!...make sure you email me on my bday!! that would be exciting.... i'll forgive you if you forget though. ....mmhmm. that Africa thing is quite a decision, and i do really wanna go. but i was thinkng about my whole life...and my whole life, i have kind of been in this "CHRISTIAN" bubble...which is a good thing i guess, but i've never really had the oppritunity to test my faith, and going to "Outtatown" would be another Christian bubble i guess..but if i went to St. Clair, it would give me a little more of a challenge. but...i guess those plans arn't up to me, but God...and even if i don't go this next year......i really really want to go on a mission trip like that one day...Wouldnt that be an experience....
well sorry for the long email....and i hope i answered some of your questions.
ur buddy and a half
HEBREWS 12< that's a good one>
Hey!!ya my friends here just want me to stick around here i guess. i dont think that there is anything to really worry about though. No there is no girls out here that are more than friends. i guess u know me pretty well to say that i am pretty picky. i consider it a good thing because i am not gonna settle anyone less than who God has in store for me, i am not gonna settle just for any girl who looks good or is flattered. an awesome attitude and a beautiful heart is an important key (thats what i think anyway) yeah im guess it might feel a little different without me around but ull probly be used to that by the time i get back. its just funk. well theres snow now, so maybe we can go boarding when i get back though. that would be lots of fun. u will have to learn to board, i think ull really like it, i think so anyway.Our friendship developed and the day came where I realized my current relationship was very unhealthy. Surprisingly, the day I ended it was the day Texan came back from Texas. (Not planned at all.) What I didn't know at the time was that a girl in Texas wanted to start dating Texan, he had told her (at that exact same time we were emailing) that he was waiting for a special girl in Ontario. He wanted to wait for me.
11 days and counting to your bday, wow that is going quick. exciting times. i understand what u mean when u say Christian bubble, i have experienced that also, my own little comfort zone that i dont want to leave. i think i was in one when i still lived out here growing up. i truly believe that God had it planned for me to be in canada at this stage in my life. Everything we experience is for a reason, season, or a lifetime. When is this whole Africa thing, is it next summer after u graduate? Happy(the wedding is this saturday, sorry u asked but i forgot to tell u) had a worker this last fall who was from South Africa and he gave Happy all his info and said that he should visit sometime. Happy said that he would pass that along to me and maybe one day i can visit there. well lets see what happens with your Africa thing, that would definitely be something super cool.
what happened to u, u r apologizing for sending a long email. that is no big deal at all, i enjoy hearin from u. well it is like 2 in the morning so i am gonna get some z's
Goodnight and sweet dreams!!your bud Funk HEBREWS 12< that's a good one>>>>> ^ ^ ^ ^Ur right that is a good one, one of ur favorite, right!
We continued to hang out and in May of 2006 we started dating. Texan is a romantic. He send me little emails that I would receive at school reminding my of God's grace and love and to keep smiling. He liked me for me. I hadn't had that before and it was a strange concept to grasp. Is this guy really not wanting to change who I was. God was good. I new God was pleased this time. Our relationship developed and summer passed.
Texan and I both went off to Bible College, where our relationship grew the most. I was constantly receiving little notes, flowers just because! I was so blessed.
Bible College came and went and we made it through, still dating. The best part was that my parents loved Texan! After my last relationship, they new that Texan was the one God had in store for me.
April of 2008 is when Texan asked me for my hand in marriage! One of the best days of my life. Under the moonlight on the exact same spot we started our relationship, is where we took the next step in our relationship.
After a 5 month engagement, we were married! I was married to my best friend. It was such an incredible day.
I had recently been reading my Bible, where I had the most amazing God Moment. One of my favourite Bible verses is Jeremiah 29:11, for I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
I opened my Bible to this verse and I had written something right beside it on October 4th, 2005 (3 years prior to my wedding day). This is the exact time where I was in my unhealthy relationship. I was depressed and having a very hard time with life.
I had written: I give my life to you. It's in your hands: I can't do this alone.
3 years later I married the one God had in store for me! One of the best decisions I have ever made.
Our love story continues each and every day. Texan is still my best friend. He continues to pursue me; sending me sweet texts, listening to me, doing things for me, just because! I am so blessed to have married such an incredible man of God.
This is one of our engagement pictures.
This is another one of our engagement pictures.
Right after we said I do!
