the garlands: happy birthday, jer (a bit late)...

On Thursday, the 10th, my wonderful husband turned the big 3-3! And just to let you catch a glimpse of what this incredible man is like, HE surprised ME on HIS birthday!!! He drove up on the nasty roads and and arrived at the airport to pick me up after my trip - it was wonderful! Then we enjoyed a nice meal at Hu Hot - very yummy!

Jerod loves people so well, but especially children! He always finds the time and energy to play hard with his nephews and nieces, even after a long hard day! He also has such a passion for teaching his students! He even tries to read some of the books that they are interested in, just to be able to relate better with them! It is fun to see how sad he is at the end of the school year, when he has to say good-bye to another group of students - it is obvious that he loves them well! And... he always has time for Cayla, which is so neat to see! He rarely misses a chance to be the first to greet Cayla in the morning, and he always looks for her and scoops her right up when he returns home each day - he loves her soooo well!!!

And Jerod is the most INCREDIBLE husband to me! He is loving, caring, gentle, patient, giving, understanding, fun, adventurous, and passionate... He always finds time to give me a big bear hug throughout the day, and he never struggles to find the right words to say! I have fun hearing about how he shares stories with his basketball girls about us - I know that he is setting the bar very high for these girls' future husbands!!! And most importantly, Jer strives to follow Christ in all he does, and he is a wonderful leader in our home! He shows me Christ's love each and every day...