Darling Angel,
Today I thought I'd tell you about how your mommy and daddy met. Like I had mentioned in the first letter, we met in December of 2004 in Jackson, Mississippi. Your mommy and mamaw took a trip to Mississippi in December to visit our good friends at Ballet Magnificat! (they have been praying for your arrival too, they are your extended family and they love you!) We went all over Mississippi and even went to New Orleans, Louisiana. The highlight of our trip though was going to see Ballet Mag perform in their annual Christmas production. It was that night that your mommy and daddy met.
Since we are good friends with the company we were invited to eat dinner with them after the performance. Your daddy was friends with some of them too and as you will learn, food is the key to daddy's heart! We met in the lobby area of the Chili's in Jackson, but we didn't actually end up eating there because it was really busy! But we still introduced ourselves to each other and then he let us follow him to the other restaurant. We sat next to each other and talked basically the whole time that we were there. He had to go to work that evening, but he asked if we would be at church the next day and we were so he said he would see me then. I knew during our conversation (and even when we shook hands in Chili's) that there was something very different and special about this Matt guy!
The next day we went to church at Cornerstone Church in Brandon and he sat with us. I really wasn't trying to pay attention to him while he was worshiping, but I will admit that I glanced over at him a few times. It was so nice to see a man freely praising the Lord. After service I knew that he would be asking for my phone number (I have pretty good intuition) and of course, he did. Mamaw and I went to Cracker Barrel for lunch and he and his friend, Thomas, also showed up. (mamaw wasn't too sure about daddy to begin with because she thought he was stalking me, but that was never the case...God just wanted us to see each other again before we left for CA) We talked some more. He made me try southern fried catfish (daddy's favorite food) and I ate my chicken and dumplin's. We parted ways and got on a plane back home to California.
It was about a week or so after we got back home that he called me for the first time. We spoke for about three hours! Another thing you need to know about daddy is that he doesn't talk a whole lot, but he likes talking to me! It was after that conversation that I knew in my heart that God had put him into my life to be my husband (it was the same for him too)! We talked a lot more on the phone after that. He came out to CA to visit me and meet your grampy and to see some of the sights too. A few weeks later he called your grampy and asked if he could marry me; and he said that he could. So, Daddy paid for me to come back to Mississippi in March of 2005 to meet his parents and to propose marriage to me. He moved out to be closer to me in April and then we were married in December! (that was the really short, short version, but I promise to give you details when you get older)
As you can see, my sweetie, God made your mommy and daddy for each other! We had both been waiting and praying that He would send us the one that would be our mate for life. It took about three years of crying, pleading, whining and screaming for us to finally cross paths. Would I do it all over again? Absolutely! God's plan for our lives is always the best plan, my dear. It may not be the easy plan, but life isn't easy. As I waited for your daddy to come along in my life I learned who I was as an individual and who I was as a Christ-follower. God had to work in my life and heart before I was ready for a husband. He was preparing me to be a wife for your daddy and for him to be a good husband to your mommy! (He is the best hubby I could ever ask for, by the way!) And as much as I want you to already be here I trust God and know that He has the most amazing plan for us as a family and for you as our precious child! We are praying that you will be here soon because we feel like we are ready, but it is God's say that makes the difference. He is the one who decides! I hope that one day I will be able to teach you just how trustworthy God is! His plans are amazing and I cannot wait to meet you and see what His plans are for you, little one!
I love you very much, baby! I cannot wait to meet you and I will be writing again very soon, love!
Love, your mommy,
Sarah
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