Sharing the Light - Tribute to my Scotty

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• Apr. 26, 2009 - Tribute to my Scotty

Tribute to my "Scotty"

Much younger and thinner, but where it all began!

“When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.”

This has always been my least favorite verse. I want to be married in heaven! (can you see me stomping my foot as I pout?) I love being married to my Scotty. He is my best friend. He believes in me. He is loyal and dedicated. He sacrifices for the sake of the greater good of his wife and children. When I close my eyes the 23 years FLIES BY!

I still remember our six month anniversary. Scott took me to Pappas’ restaurant in Tarpon Springs and he surprised me with a promise ring he had slipped into my glass of champagne. Fast Forward 14 years later and he once again took me to the same place, but this time he slipped two beautiful rings into my apple juice. (I was pregnant with Jacob) One was a solitaire and the other was a mothers ring with four birthstones. He had this cute little nervous smile even though we had been married for so long. I cried when I found them and he placed them on my finger. When I went to the ladies room a little later there were a couple of women waiting for me, asking if he had proposed. I literally laughed out loud as I explained to them that we had been married for fourteen years (at the time) and were getting ready to have our fourth son. They just loved how he had surprised me with the rings.

I wear all three rings.., My promise ring from 23 years ago and the solitaire and Mothers ring!

My all time favorite memory is that of my 38th birthday. A few days earlier we had found my precious Grandmother almost gone. She had fallen on Saturday and broken her femur and had laid without food or water until Scott and I found her on Monday evening. I still remember how he broke her window to get to her and how he ran and covered her because she had been coming out of the shower. I can still hear his gentle voice comforting her while I was trying to dial 911. They decided to do her surgery on my birthday and I was a wreck. I had been at the hospital all day long and he came and picked me up late that evening. He stopped at a steak house to pick up dinner. We had a Margarita while we waited and sat and talked. He made me laugh after a day filled with uncertainty. It felt so good, so normal to have Scott near. Then when I got home I found that he and the boys had been busy trying to surprise me. There was a beautiful cake and bouquet of flowers. I’ll never forget it. It was the perfect ending to a very long day.

Scott actually wrote this himself..., sniff sniff.

I love how he loves his boys and I, more than the things of this world. Our home is rich in love and relationships. I wouldn’t trade the life he’s given me for any other. Fancy cars, bigger houses and more things could never fill my heart the way he does. I have two favorite daily activities..., Coffee and Jesus in the morning and throwing my feet in my husbands lap while we sit and talk in the evenings. I long to hear his voice and feel his touch. He is my hero, my confidant, my best friend and an AMAZING Father! If I could have a do-over I wouldn’t change a thing! So you can see why I struggle to think of eternity without being married tohim. But this morning I read this verse in the Message translation and WHOA! It helped give me a new perspective..., “After the dead are raised up, we're past the marriage business. As it is with angels now, all our ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God.”

I can almost see Scott and I standing next to one another worshipping our Lord together for all eternity! Now that's a picture I can get excited about!