Wishes do come true.

My wish was you, baby.

For Christmas, my mom gave a sterling silver ring. Engraved on it, is "Wishes Do Come True." She's always to reach for the stars & to never settle. I think she knew that I always prayed & wished for you. Boy, did I ever wish for you. I used to pray sitting on my knees, eyes clinched together, begging God to send me the person I would spend the rest of my life; for one thing in my life that I could consider constant, always there, and all mine. When we were little, Kate & I, we would stay at my Grandpa Bob & Grandma Leora's house. She would always come in and remind us to say our prayers. & I would never forget to wish for you. I used to pray for a marriage like my great-grandparents. They could be madder than a wet hen one minute, and the next they'd have already made up. They drove eachother crazy, absolutely crazy. But they were even crazier about eachother. I love them, & I miss them. I used to pray for someone that would always listen to every single word I said, no matter how stupid. I prayed for someone that would hold my hand under the table at dinner. I used to wish that once I found what God was sending me, that I wouldn't do anything to drive them away. I used to hope that I would find the love of my life young, so that I would get to spend as much of my life as possible with him. I used to wish for the one other person in the world that understood me, that could have an entire conversation with me, without speaking, but just by my looks. I used to wish for someone who loved me just the way I was, that couldn't find one flaw in my personality, and not a mark wrong with my body. I used to wish with all my might that I would find you soon. I got to know you better & better, and I slowly started to fall for you smooth talking, your drop-dead gorgeous looks, your perfect personality, and most of all, I fell for your heart; every piece of it.

I'm so happy that my wish did come true. You are my biggest blessing. You are my answered prayer. You're the Bob to my Leora. I think I understand why my mother decided to buy the ring with this engraving on it. I think it's because even though I said all of those prayers silently, and even though I kept all my wishes to myself, she could tell that you are my wish come true. I think that everyone can tell that you were my wish. That's why I wear my silver ring on my left-ring finger. I've saved that finger my entire life for the boy I was going to spend the rest of my life with. And what better ring to wear on that finger than the one that tells the whole world that my life has been perfect since you've walked into it. A ring, that to other people, might seem to be a reasurrance or hopeful statement, but to me and you, it means that my life has been complete since I've found you. That if my biggest wish has come true, there's hope for my other wishes too. Ones that all include you. A wish for a family, a career I love, a warm home, church on Sundays, and a life that I can share with my children, to prove to them that wishes do come true.

Someday, another ring will replace my silver ring. And that ring won't have to carry any letters or messages, because it will hold all of our love, and we know that there are no words to measure that.

I love you, and you will always be my biggest & greatest wish-come-true. Thank you, Joshua, for showing me that wishes do come true. I'm reminded of it, everytime I put on my ring, everytime I read the words, everytime I look into eyes, and everytime I hear your heart beat.