November 14, 2013. Text message. “Wanna live in VA Beach?”
Attached was a screenshot photo. I stared at my iPhone for a few seconds, then
clicked on the job description. And there it was—bullet after bullet of
everything my husband already was, skills he already had, requirements he met
and exceeded, and the job that would change our lives.
And would you believe that I knew it then? Right then, when
I read his question I knew our lives were about to change in a big way. I
remember standing up, walking down to another office and telling my friend
about it. Her eyes immediately filled with tears, and so did mine. And we knew.
Everything was about to change. And boy has it ever….
Now my dear husband goes off to work each morning in a
button down and tie, looking dashing as ever. Just this week, he had lunch with
three vice presidents and the president of the company (USA) himself. He came
home pink with barely controlled glee. He loves his job, enjoys the men and
women he works with and some days, as crazy as it sounds, I swear he looks like
he’s floating. His heart is light. And it is such a joy to see.
The funny thing is that people my husband works with keep
asking “How is your wife adjusting?” Are you kidding? No matter what we are better
together, a team, each of us a reflection of the other. We are living out our
dreams right now, and every day we realize how blessed we are to have realized
those dreams and found the courage to go after them.
I never meant for this to be about Valentine’s Day, but it
seems rather fitting. It has been 2 months since I read that text message, and
so much has happened since then. But the most important thing about all of
this? We have gone through it together, side by side, learning how to love each
other better than before. I don’t think I could ask for anything more.
“I have found the one whom my soul loves.” Song of Solomon
3:4
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