This is James Edward Cannan, my wonderful husband, my one true love.
He barely gets a mention here and yet he is the most important person in my life. He is my best friend, a sensitive, passionate, emotional man who I love with all my heart. I do not know what I would do without him, he is half of me.
It has been well over a week since we celebrated twelve years of marriage. It has most certainly been a journey. I have no doubts that we were brought together by God, that He made us for each other. There are times when I wonder how and why in our extreme differences we work together, but the truth is, that with such extremes, without an equal and opposite force to pull us back towards the center the imbalance would bring us crashing to the ground.
He can make me laugh (and at the periodic propositions of moving to Thailand has many times made me cry). He is fun and crazy, he is a place of safety and comfort. He is the most wonderful father who adores his children and is not afraid to hug and kiss his them and show them his love.
He challenges me to be a better, more generous person.
He makes sacrifice for his family.
He loves God with all of his heart.
I look forward to many more years, to growing old together, to seeing our own children fall in love and get married. I only wish for our daughters that they find men as fine as their father and they will be blessed.
I love you James.
Here are a few images from January 18th, 1997; the day it all began. (This was pre-digital so the images were scanned in).
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Oh I am almost tearing up at these pictures. You two look so happy. You had no idea of the adventures that awaited you these past 12 years...you look young but you look yourselves. What I am trying to say is that the years have altered you two in good ways...its still you, only better. And look how good you started out!
ReplyDeleteWe are so happy you are in our lives. Dinner with the kids was fun tonight.