I hope you all have had a great Easter holidays. It’s been so good to have the kids gone with no expectations of educating them!

This week was Sean’s birthday. We’ve been together since we were sixteen and he’s been my best friend all that time. When we met he was shy and quiet. He had to be told by his older sister that I was interested in him! He finally asked me out before we went to youth group one Friday evening. I was so excited I don’t know how I made it through the evening! Eventually we had a moment alone and I gave him a list of conditions to going out with me! See I told you he’s patient! Amazingly he still wanted to go out with me!

The last 22 years have been the best! We’ve grown up together. He went from the shy boy who I just about persuaded to play drums at church to a confident leader who is competent in so many things. He’s not perfect but then neither am I! We’ve led worship together, run life group together, camped together and so much more! I could fill many posts with our adventures!

He’s had to cope with my fads and phases, my disillusionment and overexcitement. He’s had to cope with my idea of a joke which used to be running into the house first and turning all the lights off and hiding so I could make him jump. (He has a really girlie scream! Too funny!)

As I contemplate what the Queen must be feeling with the loss of her husband, I think she must be grateful for a husband she could rely on, who made her smile and stood by her. I know I am. I can’t imagine life without my best friend and hope that I never do. So my prayers are with the Queen as she adjusts to life without her closest ally.

I know this is a sentimental post and that you may not have even got this far with but sometimes it’s good to write something just to say ‘Thank you’. I’m so thankful that my best friend asked me to marry him. I know how blessed I have been. Happy Birthday Sean! You’re my hero!