A few days late, but a day for me to remember. December 26, 2012 marks Kostya and I's first year anniversary, a year of marriage, the first stretch. It was a mix of so many things; beautiful shared memories, times of trying, moments of giddiness. Thank you, God. Thank you so much for my husband who takes joy in serving others, in making me happy, in spreading God's love, in so many other good things.
We spent our anniversary evening visiting a young blind girl in the hospital who is being treated for cancer. Kostya wrapped up a giant box in Christmas wrap that contained gifts. We brought a guitar and sang Christmas carols and shared pictures from our visit to her school for blind and deaf where we performed a Christmas program.
Yesterday we took our cleaning lady and her daughter to Ikea as a Christmas gift allowing them to shop for their gifts.
Some people imagine with a sigh, a romantic anniversary with candlelight and wine, but my anniversary was spent in a way I wouldn't change.
Spending this year with my husband has been awesome. We purchased our first apartment, where we host friends, Chinese corner and English corner. We purchased our first car which allowed us to take out our cleaning lady and her daughter. We have travelled together around Russia to Sanya to Hong Kong to Hangzhou. Shared our faith with seekers in our home. Organized our first missi0n trip together. We've done a lot together this past year, and I'm honestly looking forward to the many years to come. God has blessed me with a man who balances me, who encourages me, who inspires me.
Kostya, thank you for your patience, your love, your sweetness, your humor, your energy, your everything.
Happy First Anniversary, дорогой!
Я люблю тебя!!
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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