Forever Beloved

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A Letter to My Future Son-in-Law

To my dear sweet future Son-in-Law,

I don’t know you yet, but already, I love you. I love you so much, because some day, you will love my daughter. And she will return that love.

Do you know I’m praying for you right now and have been since you were just a young boy? I’m praying not just for the sake of my daughter and her happiness, but also for your heart. You will be the father of my grandchildren, and very much a well-accepted part of our family. You will not only be my son-in-law, but will become part of this family and considered a son.

For years I’ve told my daughter that right now, at this exact moment, God is preparing a sweet boys heart just for hers. Two hearts that will perfectly fit together. A boy that God is giving the same morals and values He’s given to her. I am already so excited for the life you’ll give my sweet girl.

I can tell you must be a very special person to have gained (and kept) sweet girls attention. I asked her one day what she was looking for in a boyfriend and her answer immediately made me think it would take a special, godly man to meet those standards. She knew, and wasn’t afraid to say, her first kiss would be saved for her wedding day. She wasn’t interested in “dating around”, she was interested in finding a husband-worthy man. Said man would have to ask her Dad for permission to date her and the dates would need to be supervised. She is a determined girl, you’ll learn that about her.

But first, there are a few things you must know. You have to know just how much we love and adore our sweet girl. There’s not a thing in this world we wouldn’t do to see her waking every morning with a smile on her face and to have every day fill her heart with complete joy. Although I must warn you, the morning smile takes a few minutes to surface. And once it does, there isn’t any stopping it.

Dear Son, I know at first you’ll be more interested in how gorgeous she is on the outside. And she sure is. But trust me, she is breathtakingly beautiful on the inside, too. As you get to know her, you’ll learn the way her heart beats for what she’s most passionate about.

  • She loves her Jesus and has a deep, personal and authentic relationship with Him.
  • God gave her a heart for children with special needs. And she will do anything to brighten their day.
  • She is a family girl through and through. She is incredibly close with her father and I and has an unstoppable bond with her brother.

But I will warn you, she’s a pistol!

Don’t be shocked when you come home from work one day to discover she’s rescued every stray animal she came across that day. Her heart for animals is large. Perhaps just figure on building her a barn straight away to house all the animals she’ll rescue over the years.

At this point, it’s too soon to tell what kind of a homemaker she’ll be. I can assure you you’ll be eating well, even if you have to step over shoes to get to the table. If you’re okay with tripping over piles of clothing or finding candy wrappers strung about the home in various places, she’ll be forever grateful for your grace, I’m sure.

I can tell this…never, ever even think of whistling in your home. Humming and back-pats are also strongly discouraged. If you do any of those three things, I will sadly not be able to protect you. Perhaps as you offer her grace on the housekeeping end, she’ll offer you grace in these areas.

There will be days of music blaring dance parties. I apologize for that. I may have influenced that at a young age. I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree on that aspect.

This I will tell you for sure, when she falls in love with you, she’s yours. She’s honest to the core, and will never lie to you or betray you. She’ll be a devoted wife and an amazing mother to your children. She will work hard to show her love to her family and will likely have taken after me when it comes to shoving holiday traditions down your throat. Smile and enjoy it. She won’t change. It’s a part of her upbringing and she loves to celebrate!

Please, dear future Son-in-Law, please, lead your family well.  My prayer is that you are a man who puts God first. I pray that you develop such a deep and intimate relationship with the Lord that you just want to continue to pursue him every single day. Invite God into the core of your marriage and seek Him in all things.  That pursuit will allow you to love my daughter in an amazing and powerful way.


Mostly, I ask that you love our daughter well. Seriously. Love her well. Listen to her when she shares her heart. Treat her with respect. Be gentle with her. Never stop telling her and showing her how much you love her. She knows what a healthy marriage looks like. She witnessed it growing up. Don’t let her down. I’ve been praying for you, Son. You can do this!

Until we meet one day,
Your Future Mother-in-Law

TWENTY-SEVEN | WISH LIST

Today’s prompt: What’s on your wish list? Be sure to include links so we can shop too 😉

At any given time, my wish list is normally a mile long.  It’s filled with obscure items I find on Etsy,  Pinterest or while browsing Facebook.  I’ll list the top ten currents that I’m crushin on.
I’m obsessed with this comfy shirt from BijouBuys.  You can purchase it HERE.
These super cute boot socks from Catherine Cole Studio can be purchased HERE.
These boots from Junk Gypsy, I’m officially in love.  I’m in love with their name AND the boots.  You can purchase these sweet things HERE.
And while I was on their site, I found this shirt.  Aaahh, camo AND a chicken.  Yep, added to my must have list.  You can purchase it HERE.
Is that not the cutest little bracelet ever.  It’s from Silver Statements and you can purchase it for me HERE 😉
I think these little aprons are the cutest ever.  They so remind me of my Grandma, she always always had an apron on over her dress.  No link for purchase though, I’m not sure where they’re from.  But I know my Mama is reading this, and she can feel free to make me one for Christmas.
This shirt, please and thank you.  It’s from Awesome Best Friends Ts on Etsy and can be found HERE.

TWENTY-SIX | RECENTLY READ

Today’s prompt: What’s on your to-read list, and what have you recently read?

I’ve been in love with reading for as long as I can remember. I am so so super thankful for a Mama who encouraged me to read. Growing up, every night my Mama and I would shut the TV off early (some nights at 8 pm) and go to bed and read. Some of my fav memories are snowy Sunday afternoons, curled up under a blanket reading. I would be in my chair and she would be in hers. I didn’t want to play video games, or spend hours of my life watching TV; I just wanted to get lost in a book.  But it’s more than that, there is a connection between words and me. My mama says it’s because I’m wordy 🙂 It’s one of the reasons I enjoy blogging. And I feel completely blessed that part of that blogging is doing book reviews.

Here are some books that I’ve read and reviewed recently.

I took this book on vacation with us, and dove into it straight away. I was excited to learn more about this family who’d already endeared themselves to me through their television series and their display of faith. I wasn’t disappointed. The one unique, refreshing, and comforting quality that recurred throughout the book was the raw honesty and transparency. Jep and Jessica are very candid, holding nothing back, while they share. Written in first person, alternating chapters, I love how this book flows. It’s like sitting in on a conversation. I absolutely loved this book!  You can read my full review HERE.

I’ve been stalking this sweet girl since our scrapbooking days. when Scarlette was born, I followed Kayla’s blog. So every chance she had to post, I was there reading the update. I prayed for this tiny soul back then. I prayed for Kayla’s Mama heart, knowing it was hurting. You can read my full review HERE.

I was so ridiculously excited to be chosen as part of the book launch team for this book! As I began reading the book, I was blown away by how much I could relate. I wish I could put into words how this book spoke directly to my heart. I absolutely couldn’t put it down, I felt as if I was reading my own story.  You can find the full review HERE.

Here are some books that I want to read.

I’m a huge HUGE VC Andrews fan, and have read nearly all the books in every series. So my winter to-read list includes all the new books in The Diary Series.  The Diary Series is a spin-off of the Dollanganger Series, which included the famous Flowers in the Attic.
My husband works for the state plowing in the winter, so my littles and I spend a lot of evenings and weekends at home, snowed in.  Those are my favorite days to snuggle up under a cushie blanket and just read the day away.  Normally it was just me reading but my daughter has found her own love for reading in the past year!  I see lots of reading days in our future, yay!