06/12/2025
🥳Happy 53rd Birthday🥳
It’s my husband’s birthday today 🥳 If you’ve listened to our podcast about the various relationships I’ve experienced (including some not mentioned on the show), you know how crucial it is for me to share not just the difficult and messy ones, but also the truly amazing and safe relationships. This man has profoundly changed my life, and it’s incredible to think we met here on Instagram!
We met just before the world unraveled,
a fragile moment hanging between what was and what would become. Our first journey took place as Oregon closed its doors, a weekend when silence and fear settled over everything. We broke the rules, daring to love in a season of caution, when leaving our homes meant risking more than we knew.
Amidst the chaos, the uncertainties, we built something tender—kindness, respect, and love— a foundation that would reshape our lives. You entered my world as an independent soul, who had already raised his son into a man, who had friends, a good job, and a life with few burdens. Yet, you chose to leave that calm behind, to dive into my messy, complicated world— to love my three children as your own.
You traded quiet for noise, for seasons of teenagers pulling in every direction— and still, you stayed. My life has never been simple or quiet, but your love has been a steady force, a refuge in the storm, a promise kept amid the upheaval.
As an only child who raised an only one, you took a daring leap—creating a safe space, a place of protection, of respect, of steadfast support in our lives. If your parents could see you today, they’d be proud of the man you are, and I see it too— not perfect, but perfectly suited for me/us.
Your leadership inspires those around you,
pushing others to be more, to do more.
A loyal friend, a valued soul— life has tested us in recent years, but each challenge is shaping us, molding us into better versions— together, ready to face whatever comes next.
And I love you—
always, beyond measure,
for the man you are and the man you are becoming everyday ♥️
Always ~ Me
#2025 #53