To my long time crush and loving wife, Brettnay,
I know I am not normally a fan of being overly romantic in a public manner such as this, but today I feel like making the world see you how I do. I'm not very good at daily expressing my gratitude toward you, though you'd never tell me so. I do feel so very blessed, and as such needed to express that today.
Normally this blog is used as a forum to inform our friends, family, and supporters where we are on our journey as missionaries and to let them know about our plans. I want to do a little of that as well. We're still in the planning stages of our survey trip together, and there's still a lot to do! I'm looking forward to taking that trip with you and finding out everything God has for us on the field to share. You're an amazing woman, and I'm lucky to be able to take you with me. You're willingness to go on this trip as a 7 month pregnant woman is enough to convince me that you're 100% dedicated to me and to Christ! You're desire to raise a family, even under unusual circumstances, is commendable and beautiful to see.
I know you'd love nothing more that to settle down, buy a nice house with a big white wrap-around porch, and watch our babies play in the yard. I'm not saying any of those dreams are bad, or even that we'll have to give up any of them. I'm just glad that you're willing to follow the Lord no matter where that takes us. I don't know where we may end up some day. I don't really know what I'm doing. I just know that what we're doing today is what the Lord wants for us, and that's enough for me. The beautiful thing is that that has been good enough for you too!
We've got a lot of interesting things ahead of us: a baby on the way (that's enough for anyone by itself), a survey trip in September, and my brother's wedding this week. We've had a busy marriage so far and a busier one ahead of us. I'm looking forward to every second of it, because I know I'll have you to help me when it's hard, laugh with me when it's fun, and cry with me when it's sad. Thank you for being everything a man could need and ask for in a wife.
Your adoring husband,
Sim
