So, I meant to post this YESTERDAY! But time got away from me!! Anyway. Pretend this is yesterday. Friday, April 22, 2011, is 99 days until our wedding!!! Finally in double digits!! So I had a mini celebration with some of my girl friends last night! We had dinner together, went to a great Good Friday service, then got frozen yogurt and watched Life as We Know It (good movie!) It was fun! To honor Jason, the soon-to-be best husband ever, I wanted to write 99 things I love about him!! (In no particular order, except the first one.) Ok here goes:
1. Definitely first and foremost, I love his relationship with God. He always seeks to know God more and more and to live for God, in everything He does. His relationship with God dictates everything he does. God is first in His life!
2. The way he tells stories.
3. His competitive-ness.
4. When he plays guitar.
5. When he leads worship.
6. The way he sings.
7. His pure, natural athleticism. He's one of those studs that is good at everything he doe
8. The two little scars on his face (above eyebrow and above lip). And especially the story behind the eyebrow one...lol.
9. His hands. Especially when they are holding mine! They are big and strong!
10. That he is left handed...but shoots and golfs right handed!
11. His boldness to evangelize.
12. His ability to remember things, especially scripture and theological things. (He's gonna be a great pastor!)
13. His heart for youth ministry and missions.
14. His laid-back way of planning (it compliments me well!)
15. That he finds joy in his ranch work!
16. His hair color...the perfect shade of brown.
17. His clothing style!
18. His tenderness towards me.
19. They way he relates to my family.
20. His ability to admit to mistakes and even ask for guidance.
21. His complete honesty.
22. His protection of me.
23. His leadership in our relationship.
24. When he wants to pray with me.
25. His support of my gifts and dreams.
26. The way he cares for others.
27. The way he makes friends so easy, and often with the kids who wouldn't normally make lots of friends.
28. His laugh
29. His smile.
30. His silly smiles
31. That look.
32. His desire to learn.
33. The way he treats me.
34. The way he talks to me.
35. The way he talks about me.
36. The silly things he says.
37. His ability to make people laugh.
38. That he is a hard, committed worker.
39. That he is involved in planning our wedding and planning our whole honeymoon!
40. That he is extremely faithful!
41. That he is getting to know me very well.
42. That he makes note of my needs and tries to meet them.
43. That he spoils me!
44. His ability to not let small things become big things.
45. That at the end of a long, kinda "blah" day, he can be super loving to me.
46. That he is patient and understanding of my stress.
47. When he texts me "little" things just so I know he's thinking about me and loves me.
48. His servant heart.
49. His relationship with his mom and dad.50. His love for his birth dad.
51. The emphasis he puts on his schoolwork and learning.
52. That he builds relationships with his professors.
53. That he wants me to finish school.
54. That he is saving his first kiss for me!
55. His integrity.
56. His testimony.
57. His passion for doing God's will.
58. His enjoyment of outdoors and activities!
59. The way he enjoys life!
60. His desire to go to Poland.
61. That he thinks I'm the most beautiful girl in the world, just the way I am! And he tells me this at least once every day!62. That he thinks I'm amazing!
63. When he hugs me!
64. When he calls me "Els". (It's because my initials are LC, like the name Elsie, so he calls me that sometimes too, but sometimes shortens it just to "Els")
65. That he first called me "Babe" was on accident. But it was perfect timing!
66. That he gets way more tan than me!!
67. That he values me.
68. That he looks for my opinion, guidance, and advice.
69. That I can encourage him.
70. That he prays for twin girls!
71. That he respects me.
72. That he likes to be clean and organized.
73. That the first time he told me I was beautiful, was on one of those days when I wasn't even trying...
74. That he worked hard and saved all summer just to buy me a gorgeous diamond engagement ring, which is just what I wanted!
75. That he likes to surprise me!
76. That he'll do anything for me!
77. That I told him "I love you" first!
78. The silly things he does with the boys.
79. His promise to eat whatever I cook! (I'll try not to take advantage of that!! *Wink)80. That he's my best friend.
81. That he's beyond my wildest dreams!
82. His last name, Koemans. It'll soon be mine!!!
83. That he's a teeny bit more emotional and tender-hearted than most guys.
84. His grace and forgiveness.
85. That he's not perfect.
86. That he loves me so much that I can be imperfect.
87. That he will go running with me even though running is not his favorite thing to do.
88. That he is learning how to be a good listener.
89. That he wants our marriage to honor and glorify God and be the absolute best it can be.
90. That in everything he does he seeks to honor God.
91. His integrity with music and movie choices.
92. Our memories!
93. The way he proposed!!
94. When he takes me on dates!
95. How he loves to bless me!
96. His heart for the homeless and broken.
97. That he encourages me.
98. That he is going to be an incredible husband and father.
99. That he is always growing.
I love Jason Paul Koemans so much. He is absolutely perfect for me, and I can't picture spending the rest of my life with anyone else! God is so good, to give me such a treasure!
Now I challenge you to "Join the 99 club" and see if you can write 99 things (or as many as you can!) you love about your significant other, mom/dad, friend, sibling, etc. Then give it to them! Comment here and tell me how it goes!
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