Couldn't Michelle be a model for maternity clothes!
My mom was kind to get Michelle some more clothes while she is in Utah and I am still in Oklahoma. Thank you mom for spoiling the three of us.
She is beautiful!
Pictures are the best I can get when she is so far away. My Finals are this week and the next one. Then I will be out to Utah to see Michelle in person. Only one week has gone by since I left her in Utah to stay with her sisters while her parents went on a cruise, but it seems so much longer. Many people tell me that after the first few months or after the first year of marriage things change and the so called newly wed attachment wears off and it isn't as hard being apart. I don't think that it will ever be "easy" for me to be away from Michelle. The longer we are married, the harder it is to be apart. And that is as it should be. I love Michelle more now than I did then. Many return missionaries say that a mission is the "best two years of their life." I think that each year of life should get better than the last year. For some, maybe a mission is the start of the best years of life; but sad it is if the best of one's life terminates when one is released from a mission. Eternal progression means deeper growth, greater joy, and more complete happiness; it means progressing forward. The best years are now, each moment of each day, and later, what is yet to come. If eternal life is married life, not a single missionary one, I think that I can say that the best two years for me have been these last two years; and I can say that the best two years will be the next two years and so on--into eternity.
4 comments:
I agree.. I have been married almost 10 years now, and feel way more attached than when my husband and I first got married. For sure you love each other more everyday!
She looks darling in her clothes!
You have a VERY generous Mother!
Hallelujah, Jeff! I'm so glad to hear another man (besides my husband) say that he's had better years since his mission! (Not to take anything away from the experience of missions.....) Every time I hear some forty year old dude talk about how his mission was the best two years of his life, I imagine his poor wife who must be thinking, "Thanks, honey."
And yeah, your wife is beautiful and wonderful. :)
You are so right, Jeff, Michelle could be a maternity model! Good luck on finals!
Oh Michelle you are such a cute pregnant lady! And I love your wedding picture. Karen sent me your blog address and I'm so glad that I can keep tabs on you and see what you're up to. I missed chatting with you at convention. I can't believe it has been so long since we've seen each other and that your baby girl is almost here. I hope you are feeling well. Take care:)
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