@@thedcp you such a sweet man! I think its one of the very beautiful things we have in this world. A man screaming to the world how much he loves his wife. Damn it's cute! Im not a romantic cheesy person at all...but when i see a man talking about his wife like you do...i feel like a little girl watching a disney movie and im like AAAAAWWWEEEE🤗🥲🤩
As a mom of five, listening to your story I cried, I laughed. I wish I could have known Josh as a child. I would have loved you and cared for you. BUT your life made you who you are today, which is the funniest, kindest coolest guy. Love you Josh. ❤
I grew up with an amazing mom. I lost her at 24. She struggled her whole life (cheating & abusive husbands). At her funeral…so many people showed up telling me that my mom was their mom. She gave these kiddos love, hope, affection for the first time. ❤
Wow..Kathy's voice is breathtaking! She has soul in her voice. I love the big cheesy smile you have on your face when you are talking about your wife..I have to admit I'm happy that it didn't work out with your first love because it's clear Kathy is your soul mate. Favorite couple award goes to Josh and kathy! I'm so happy for you josh!
It would of been hard at the time he lost his first love especially when you think about how and why but you are so right it happened for a reason. It shows that God has planned our life from beginning to the end even though we don't see the whole picture. There are times where I've realised why something happened in my past as it led to a positive thing in the present.
ur wife's voice is so beautiful ...u dont even care wat shes saying.... u just get lulled by the voice.... the birth of ur children was such a beautiful moment and i love that u both squeezed every drop of goodness out of it just joy all around
Oh, I was not expecting such a SWEET video! Wow, what a love story! And Kathy’s so lucky to have a husband who can really feel and show his emotions-a true gift. You’ve not let your past ruin your present. And the love you felt for that curly blond first-born was something not all husbands feel. Yes, life is hard, marriage is HARD, but you seem to have figured out how to navigate it ( plus the the chaos and noise of 4 children) , and be grateful for what you have. It’s just wonderful to see! ….and Kathy’s voice! Wow. So happy for you!! 👍🏻
Not me crying at the pregnancy announcement 🥹 you have such a beautiful family! So happy that things really turned around for you.. also your wife truly does have the voice of an angel! Thank you for sharing your story with us
Not sure how this episode goes yet since I haven’t watched, but from things you have said, you made it through and got the prize at the end! You have a beautiful wife with the voice of an angel and four wonderful and precious children. Congratulations on getting through all the hard work you have done!
Wauw Josh, your love story and your family is so wholesome and pure! It’s truly incredible what you’ve made of your life even with your upbringing. I have so much respect for that! I gained even more respect for you and your channel! ❤
Josh you are so endearing.....and I bet you and Kathy laugh a lot together and that makes life wonderful. I cried tears for young Josh and all the chaos and 'things' you weren't protected from, your hungry belly and your silent night time tears. But my heart is full that you have survived and even more so survived. You mention your 2 older boys and what a thing for you and Kathy to embrace those boys, even during difficulty (because you know, kids can be hard to raise) but you both may never know the breathe and width of the impact you will have made on them. It's also a step in to breaking generational curses as well.
I rarely cry but for the second time I'm crying at your story, though this time it's happy tears. I'm stocking up on tissues for the next part. When 911 happened I'd just rang a divorce lawyer, then went to visit my mum with my two girls. Walked in when first plane hit and stood shocked when the second one came in.
Thanks Josh for sharing your story! I’m always fascinated by others’ stories because it teaches me why people are the way they are. We all have a story. We all have some form of trauma and I wish we all would understand that because we’d be so much kinder to others. Again, Josh thanks for sharing your story!
Your wife is beautiful inside and out and her voice oh WOW sounds freaking good, thank you for sharing your story, I'm so happy you guys are together looking forward to the next part much love xx
I love hearing other peoples stories because as different as everyone’s is, there is always SOMETHING you can relate to on a level. I love this, thank you for sharing 💙
Kathy is your walking angel! You are so blessed to have her and to be strong enough to use your past to make your children’s lives beautiful. You are such an awesome person Josh, thanks for sharing!
Such a beautiful story.....I am so impressed with how you handled leaving the ministry ( i binged all those videos) and respect how their actions didn't ruin your relationship with Christ. Also you have been blessed with a beautiful family...thank you so much for sharing your story. It is so worth the wait. And your wife is truly stunning..in every way.
How your complexion changed when you played that song with Kathy’s singing! A blush of love just took you over sweet man. May you live in the influence of the moment forever and ever and ever.
9/11… I was living at home with my parents, first year of college and I was commuting. My mom woke me up and told me to turn on the TV in my room, and we both watched as the second plane collided with the second tower pretty much immediately after turning it on. I am in the states, and I will literally never ever forget that moment, that day, or the days after.
Josh, I know this is a little old but I've just found the time to finally watch it all! I was just down the road from you during 9/11. I'm from Moose jaw, born and raised. Still stuck here, now raising my own kids here. Anyway, I was home that day, I was 17 and was just hanging at home. I was done with high school by that point. Also, the 'creepy' hospital is no longer here, they tore that down years ago, too many parties and vandalism after it became abandoned. I was actually born at that hospital🙂Anyway, I just wanted to say I think it's cool that you spent some time so close to where I'm from. I'm sorry to hear about how hard you had it as a kid, I literally had tears a couple times. But it has shaped you into the person who you are today, and it explains why you care so deeply about children. Keep being awesome!
Your wife has such a beautiful voice. She us definitely very gifted. That song you played was so good. Definitely something I would have listened too when I was in my 20s.
Not even done with this video yet and I've been watching the whole series up until this point and I just have to say as someone who had a lame and somewhat non existent childhood with abuse and trauma and loves with nothing but heartbreak mostly (completely mild milk water compared to your stories) your life just evolved so beautifully and it's really inspiring how you turned everything around and broke generational abuse and trauma. You fought for the life you have today and it's lovely and inspiring. And you might say you were a shit head or show signs of feeling like you think you deserved what all happened to you but EVERY time someone extended you the slightest amount of love and humanity you were SO grateful and took an inch and turned it into a mile. That is the sign of a wonderful person in my eyes. Thank you for sharing these stories.
i am legit binging your life story. you're an amazing story teller!!! i don't know that i'd have the balls to tell my story.... i do remember where i was when the planes hit. i lived in erie at the time and had gotten laid off from my first job out of college as a graphic designer at a shitty agency (although at the time i thought it was the end of the world, lol) and my boyfriend called me and told me to turn on the tv because i was still sleeping (ahh... depression) the gravity of what was happening did NOT sink in, i will tell you that. :( thank you for being so vulnerable josh!!!!
I love learning your story!!! Your wife is so beautiful and her voice gives me chills! …I can’t wait for part 5. Josh there is nothing boring about any of your videos you have a gift to tell stories.
You have such a beautiful family and it is so refreshing that you and your wife waited until marriage. It is so hard to find that now a days even in Christian relationships. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story!! I can’t wait for your next video!!!
The way you talk about your wife & the look of pure love & joy in your eyes… it’s just amazing! Not to mention the way you hype up her voice, which is absolutely beautiful by the way!! 💖
We care, never doubt it! So glad you and Kathy found each other! What an incredible journey you have had my friend! You are so talented! Looking forward to part five! 💜💜💜
This has to be a lot of healing to release all off this❤ I will say up until a few weeks ago I thought you were hilarious but My cousin works for one of the families you snark on quite often lol but watching this story makes me understand you so much more! Especially as a person stepped up to adopt for family as I did the same
How excited you got to have us hear your wife’s voices is the sweetest. She has a beautiful voice 🥹 me and my husband are the same way. We are soulmates and when you know …you know. So blessed to be able to learn more about your life, I have a lot of things in common with you. Love your content. I know your childhood fuels you to be an advocate for children and I admire you for that.
love learning your story. I remember where i was 9/11, of course. I was a young single mom, home alone w my toddler. I made a call in our den to someone close to the family who cut me short to get off the phone and he said hang up, go turn on the news. I watched in horror. After that cellphones weren't working and my then-future father in law who should have been at the tower 1 that day, couldnt be reached. He ended up being assigned a different location that day for his work and wasnt at the towers.
This made me smile laugh and cry! So happy we got to some of the good that came in your life Josh. Cant thank you enough for putting this out there and sharing your life with us. God bless Kathie and the kids and the fur babies and You!❤❤
Your wife is very lucky to have a husband like you that is sincerely in love and devoted to her, many don't ever have that love from another. It was nice to hear your story.
On 9/11 I was dealing with my children and getting ready to take one to private classes. We homeschooled but had supplemental classes as well. They’re all educated, socialized and doing fine.
Wow.Not only is Kathy beautiful inside and out ,she truly has the voice of an angel.This part made me smile the most ,to hear how you met your soulmate and began your family ,raising 4 amazing children.It`s taken alot for you to reach this point ,but i think you`d say it was well worth the wait.
I love your story, Josh. You have a beautiful heart and you've done so well for yourself, especially considering the rough start you had in life. You are a wonderful example to your children and those around you.
You are such a special person, I am loving this, your life story is so amazing and now hearing the happy side of it makes it very special - here’s to part 5 ❤️❤️❤️🙏
Josh, you re such a romantic 🥰 and you blush! Love listening to you because you are so amazing, make me laugh out loud when you are snarky and love your family. Your spirit and resilience is so admirable😊
Well this was such an amazing story and one that truly got my heart since hearing all the other aspects of your life! Kathie's voice is so beautiful and calming! So happy for you Josh and thanks for sharing more of your life story with us thus far....Sooo incredible!!!
Omg the baby announcement video was just so good. ❤️❤️ you know I told my true love story on your last video, but just like yours I always think we weren’t meant to stay together. Kathy is your soul mate and it’s more about the love you build together. I feel the same way with my husband now. Watching you talk about her is always my favorite. ❤️
I am really glad you shared your story. You actually helped me with my own story and releasing some toxic shame. It's been a part of me since my earliest memory. Thank you Josh.
On 9/11 I was in my 6th grade English class. We had a sub and I remember the intercom came on and told us to turn on the news. Saw the second plane hit the tower and I vividly remember watching the news at home that night with my parents. Also love hearing your story and how you overcame so much. Gives me hope for my foster kids who went back home after we had them for two years.
In my personal opinion I think it’s nice to propose to someone on their birth day that’s something they’ll never forget and you’ll always remember what day you proposed. I know alot of people nowadays think that proposals need their own day but I don’t think so I think the classic birth day, Christmas, new years, Valentine’s Day proposals are timeless and meaningful.
Oh I know all too well of being packed in a church van. In 1990, when I was 14, we went on a mission trip to Mexico. We drove from Pennsylvania to Texas/Mexico in our church van. Packed shoulder to shoulder. The leaders drove straight through the night so we had to sleep in the van. I feel like it took us two solid days of driving. When we were on our way back home after the mission trip ended, the leaders were getting sleepy. So they pulled into a random gas station in another state, flung open the van door and that's where we slept for the night. Goodness, could you imagine doing that now? haha I have really enjoyed listening to your life story. What a testimony you have Josh! And the song with Kathy...your harmonies were, whew, fire! Thank you for being vulnerable and honestly sharing your story. It couldn't have been easy for you, and it was really brave of you to share.
Wow! Your wife's voice is incredible. She truly is very talented. You are a very blessed man & what is even more special is you know it, & sing her praises. That is such an attractive quality in a man. I wish more men would understand this...
I am DYING at your description of the Prairies 🤣 I grew up in Alberta, and my Dad is from Southern Ontario… I remember going to Ontario for the first time and thinking “Wow! Trees actually get this big!?” And I live in Northern Alberta, in the Boreal Forest, so I’m not full on prairie kid (my cousins are, in Southern Alberta, and driving there is torture. Pure torture) but dang, those Ontario trees! My husband is also from Southern Ontario, so it’s truly a joy to go back there every year. Eventually we hope to move there.. to Beamsville, Thorold, or Virgil. Literally all the places you’ve mentioned, I’m like “yes!”. Really enjoying your life story so far. Thanks for sharing! ♥️
Good grief. You’re a great guy. So happy you’ve found happiness through all the pain of your past. Congratulations to your wife on graduating from nursing school! (I think I heard that on another one of your videos recently). I’m a nurse too. It’s a hard but rewarding profession.
On 9/11 I was working at the Red Cross in Portland, Ore doing “Collections staff Scheduling.” I scheduled and staffed blood drives. I remember waking up and hearing weird things on my clock radio, and then I turned on my TV. 😳 The next thing I remember is driving to work, seeing planes in the sky lined up 8 deep waiting to land at the Portland Airport, crossing the bridge into Oregon (I lived on the border in Washington State) and hearing that the second tower had collapsed. We were so busy at work the next week there was no time to think, and to be honest I think it was a blessing. We worked 16 hours, went home, slept, came back, and worked another 16, and it went on that way for 8 days. To say it was a blur would be an understatement. I will be forever grateful for all of the restaurants that donated hot food to feed us over that week. It was awesome!!!
First time I've become emotional watching any of your videos! The way you talk about your wife and kids =😭😭😭😭😭❤❤❤❤❤ So precious and so very deserving of all that love you receive/give by having them in your life.
This was great to learn about you. I think my husband had a very similar type of life growing up. His parent's did drugs, they wasted their money on drugs so that they didn't have groceries. His Mom's picture was up at all the grocery stores for writing bad checks. His youngest sister was 16 years younger. He also had 3 brothers in between there where my husband was being the parent when he was around 8. His Mom was bipolar, and he would have to call the police on her many times. He remembers hanging out at Kenny the drug dealers house with his cousin because he had this talking bird. When is part 5 coming out?
You are an amazing man, Josh. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Your decisions and attitude despite your circumstances are so incredibly admirable. Thank you for inspiring me to be the best person I can.
Josh, I have enjoyed listening to you about your life. I am happy that you turned to the Lord and got into ministry. Your story is very inspiring! You never know your story could be helping someone who is struggling. You have a beautiful wife and family and may God continue to bless you all! For me going through my divorce from my abusive husband at first I turned against God and I thought how could God love me and let my marriage fail and allow my husband to be abusive. Well turning against God lasted 5 yrs. During that 5 yrs I felt miserable. I got to thinking of day it's been 5 yrs and look how far I have gotten. I then realized I didn't get there on my own. I realized God carried me through those painful 5 yrs. So I got up on that Sunday morning and went back to church. Best thing I ever could do to help me heal. I believe God brought my second husband into my life who treated me like a queen. God is good all the time! God Bless you Josh! ♥️
Omg, the tears when you described your daughter holding your pinky while on the baby scale. I just realized I lived in Ottawa at the same time. Did you ever go to the Christian store on Merivale Rd called Salem Storehouse? I worked there through uni (I went to Carleton). My church youth group would play soccer at the Ozdome in Stittsville lol. Great series on your life story. You’re inspiring me to do the same :)
I finally finished this at almost 2am 2 days after it come out :) your family is beautiful. They are very lucky to have you and you them. Thank you again for sharing
i was in 5th grade.. still remember my teachers name and the friends i was sitting next to.. they wheeled the TVs in, merged classrooms together so everyone could watch the news.. parents started coming to pick up their kids.. i can still picture everything.
Oh my gosh I was obsessed with John Mayer in the 2002 and 2010 years. If you've ever gotten to see him live, it's really awesome. Haven't been to his concert since 2011, I miss it! I love R&B too, Kathy did really well with that style.
Josh... TFS your testimony. I cried, I laughed I cried again I laughed again. God knew and had a plan for you. I'm kinda new to your channel (but watched many) so this was Great to watch these‼️You have a Very, Very Beautiful Family and a Huge heart! Thanks again and I'm off to chapter 5 now. I luv your channel and nvr miss a one. Your Awesome! 💯🙏
I found out that despite my husband waiting just under two years to propose, he started a wedding fund weeks after we started dating because he just knew. We take two week trips yearly and it's always awesome but we had great examples. My sister has been married 27 years my husband's parents were married 50 years before his dad passed and my parents will be married 55 years in June.
Josh I am really enjoying these videos. You have led an interesting life. Your story is inspiring and you are an awesome storyteller. I can't wait for the next part! I just wanted to say thank you for opening up and sharing with us your story, you have a beautiful family. Blessings to you and your family. Side note: I was at work answering phones when 911 happened. Scariest day of my life. I remember vividly when it happened and those anxious days and weeks that followed. Very surreal and frightening.
WOW! I got literal chills from your wife’s voice. Voice of an Angel 🥺
I get the same chills every single time
@@thedcp you such a sweet man! I think its one of the very beautiful things we have in this world. A man screaming to the world how much he loves his wife. Damn it's cute! Im not a romantic cheesy person at all...but when i see a man talking about his wife like you do...i feel like a little girl watching a disney movie and im like AAAAAWWWEEEE🤗🥲🤩
Same
@@thedcp me three
Wow just wow! 🥺😍
Josh: “I have a hard time remembering this stuff” - in reference to his wife.
Also Josh: “remembers every single detail of his first love” my dude 😂
As a mom of five, listening to your story I cried, I laughed. I wish I could have known Josh as a child. I would have loved you and cared for you. BUT your life made you who you are today, which is the funniest, kindest coolest guy. Love you Josh. ❤
I grew up with an amazing mom. I lost her at 24. She struggled her whole life (cheating & abusive husbands). At her funeral…so many people showed up telling me that my mom was their mom. She gave these kiddos love, hope, affection for the first time. ❤
Wow..Kathy's voice is breathtaking! She has soul in her voice. I love the big cheesy smile you have on your face when you are talking about your wife..I have to admit I'm happy that it didn't work out with your first love because it's clear Kathy is your soul mate. Favorite couple award goes to Josh and kathy! I'm so happy for you josh!
It would of been hard at the time he lost his first love especially when you think about how and why but you are so right it happened for a reason. It shows that God has planned our life from beginning to the end even though we don't see the whole picture. There are times where I've realised why something happened in my past as it led to a positive thing in the present.
Everyone deserves to be loved the way Josh loves her ❤
ur wife's voice is so beautiful ...u dont even care wat shes saying.... u just get lulled by the voice....
the birth of ur children was such a beautiful moment and i love that u both squeezed every drop of goodness out of it
just joy all around
Your wife has a beautiful, angelic voice! You really have a great story to tell, Josh. Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Oh, I was not expecting such a SWEET video! Wow, what a love story! And Kathy’s so lucky to have a husband who can really feel and show his emotions-a true gift. You’ve not let your past ruin your present. And the love you felt for that curly blond first-born was something not all husbands feel. Yes, life is hard, marriage is HARD, but you seem to have figured out how to navigate it ( plus the the chaos and noise of 4 children) , and be grateful for what you have. It’s just wonderful to see! ….and Kathy’s voice! Wow. So happy for you!! 👍🏻
Not me crying at the pregnancy announcement 🥹 you have such a beautiful family! So happy that things really turned around for you.. also your wife truly does have the voice of an angel! Thank you for sharing your story with us
Your wife’s voice gave me absolute chills! Wow, what a gift.
Not sure how this episode goes yet since I haven’t watched, but from things you have said, you made it through and got the prize at the end! You have a beautiful wife with the voice of an angel and four wonderful and precious children. Congratulations on getting through all the hard work you have done!
Wauw Josh, your love story and your family is so wholesome and pure! It’s truly incredible what you’ve made of your life even with your upbringing. I have so much respect for that! I gained even more respect for you and your channel! ❤
Josh you are so endearing.....and I bet you and Kathy laugh a lot together and that makes life wonderful. I cried tears for young Josh and all the chaos and 'things' you weren't protected from, your hungry belly and your silent night time tears. But my heart is full that you have survived and even more so survived. You mention your 2 older boys and what a thing for you and Kathy to embrace those boys, even during difficulty (because you know, kids can be hard to raise) but you both may never know the breathe and width of the impact you will have made on them. It's also a step in to breaking generational curses as well.
Wow! Kathy has a voice of an angel. You guys are absolutely amazing together.
Well I wasn’t intending to bawl my eyes out watching this, but here I am😂 This was super cute to watch- thanks for sharing your story, Josh!❤️
I rarely cry but for the second time I'm crying at your story, though this time it's happy tears. I'm stocking up on tissues for the next part. When 911 happened I'd just rang a divorce lawyer, then went to visit my mum with my two girls. Walked in when first plane hit and stood shocked when the second one came in.
Josh your wife's voice is amazing she has a lot of soul in her. I love it!!!
Josh where can I purchase Kathy's music from?
Thanks Josh for sharing your story! I’m always fascinated by others’ stories because it teaches me why people are the way they are.
We all have a story. We all have some form of trauma and I wish we all would understand that because we’d be so much kinder to others.
Again, Josh thanks for sharing your story!
Even if you didn't have an interesting life you are an amazing story teller! SO fun to listen to!
Your wife is beautiful inside and out and her voice oh WOW sounds freaking good, thank you for sharing your story, I'm so happy you guys are together looking forward to the next part much love xx
I love hearing other peoples stories because as different as everyone’s is, there is always SOMETHING you can relate to on a level. I love this, thank you for sharing 💙
Well said💝
Kathy is your walking angel! You are so blessed to have her and to be strong enough to use your past to make your children’s lives beautiful. You are such an awesome person Josh, thanks for sharing!
It’s not boring. I’m thoroughly enjoying hearing about your journey.
I don't know you personally but man I am so proud of you. From where you came to where you are...such an inspiration.
Such a beautiful story.....I am so impressed with how you handled leaving the ministry ( i binged all those videos) and respect how their actions didn't ruin your relationship with Christ. Also you have been blessed with a beautiful family...thank you so much for sharing your story. It is so worth the wait. And your wife is truly stunning..in every way.
How your complexion changed when you played that song with Kathy’s singing! A blush of love just took you over sweet man. May you live in the influence of the moment forever and ever and ever.
9/11… I was living at home with my parents, first year of college and I was commuting. My mom woke me up and told me to turn on the TV in my room, and we both watched as the second plane collided with the second tower pretty much immediately after turning it on. I am in the states, and I will literally never ever forget that moment, that day, or the days after.
Josh, I know this is a little old but I've just found the time to finally watch it all! I was just down the road from you during 9/11. I'm from Moose jaw, born and raised. Still stuck here, now raising my own kids here. Anyway, I was home that day, I was 17 and was just hanging at home. I was done with high school by that point. Also, the 'creepy' hospital is no longer here, they tore that down years ago, too many parties and vandalism after it became abandoned. I was actually born at that hospital🙂Anyway, I just wanted to say I think it's cool that you spent some time so close to where I'm from. I'm sorry to hear about how hard you had it as a kid, I literally had tears a couple times. But it has shaped you into the person who you are today, and it explains why you care so deeply about children. Keep being awesome!
The love and joy on ur face hearing Kathy sing just brought me to tears
Kathies voice is amazing! Your story is mesmerizing, poignant and funny all at the same time!
Literally the cutest pregnancy announcement video ever! Loved it!
What a beautiful story of you and your wife. Kathy’s voice is out of this world! Wow! I got chills listening to her.
Your wife has such a beautiful voice. She us definitely very gifted. That song you played was so good. Definitely something I would have listened too when I was in my 20s.
If only there were more people like you on this earth. I can totally relate, Josh. WOW! this hit my heart. THANK YOU. God is good!
Not even done with this video yet and I've been watching the whole series up until this point and I just have to say as someone who had a lame and somewhat non existent childhood with abuse and trauma and loves with nothing but heartbreak mostly (completely mild milk water compared to your stories) your life just evolved so beautifully and it's really inspiring how you turned everything around and broke generational abuse and trauma. You fought for the life you have today and it's lovely and inspiring. And you might say you were a shit head or show signs of feeling like you think you deserved what all happened to you but EVERY time someone extended you the slightest amount of love and humanity you were SO grateful and took an inch and turned it into a mile. That is the sign of a wonderful person in my eyes. Thank you for sharing these stories.
The song that you and your wife made for your first child is beautiful 😍 I loved the harmonies!
i am legit binging your life story. you're an amazing story teller!!! i don't know that i'd have the balls to tell my story.... i do remember where i was when the planes hit. i lived in erie at the time and had gotten laid off from my first job out of college as a graphic designer at a shitty agency (although at the time i thought it was the end of the world, lol) and my boyfriend called me and told me to turn on the tv because i was still sleeping (ahh... depression) the gravity of what was happening did NOT sink in, i will tell you that. :( thank you for being so vulnerable josh!!!!
I love learning your story!!! Your wife is so beautiful and her voice gives me chills! …I can’t wait for part 5. Josh there is nothing boring about any of your videos you have a gift to tell stories.
You have such a beautiful family and it is so refreshing that you and your wife waited until marriage. It is so hard to find that now a days even in Christian relationships. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story!! I can’t wait for your next video!!!
The way you talk about your wife & the look of pure love & joy in your eyes… it’s just amazing! Not to mention the way you hype up her voice, which is absolutely beautiful by the way!! 💖
My favorite part of your story is how what you came from shaped you. It didn't cause a repeat. It made you an amazing father and husband.
We care, never doubt it! So glad you and Kathy found each other! What an incredible journey you have had my friend! You are so talented! Looking forward to part five! 💜💜💜
This has to be a lot of healing to release all off this❤ I will say up until a few weeks ago I thought you were hilarious but My cousin works for one of the families you snark on quite often lol but watching this story makes me understand you so much more! Especially as a person stepped up to adopt for family as I did the same
I absolutely loved the birth announcement!!! So adorable!
You and Kathy are amazing people for taking the boys in your family ! Love you telling the story in such a sensitive gentle way.
I’m loving hearing about you and how far you’ve come. What a great message.
When the pregnancy reveal finished I looked up and my 3yo was staring at my iPad, she was totally enchanted by your wife’s voice!
How excited you got to have us hear your wife’s voices is the sweetest. She has a beautiful voice 🥹 me and my husband are the same way. We are soulmates and when you know …you know. So blessed to be able to learn more about your life, I have a lot of things in common with you. Love your content. I know your childhood fuels you to be an advocate for children and I admire you for that.
love learning your story. I remember where i was 9/11, of course. I was a young single mom, home alone w my toddler. I made a call in our den to someone close to the family who cut me short to get off the phone and he said hang up, go turn on the news. I watched in horror. After that cellphones weren't working and my then-future father in law who should have been at the tower 1 that day, couldnt be reached. He ended up being assigned a different location that day for his work and wasnt at the towers.
This made me smile laugh and cry! So happy we got to some of the good that came in your life Josh. Cant thank you enough for putting this out there and sharing your life with us. God bless Kathie and the kids and the fur babies and You!❤❤
What a blessing to find such a sweetie of a wife. And she has you too, a noble man, a great father. Thank goodness you found each other.
The way you speak you of your children and wife ❤
Your wife is very lucky to have a husband like you that is sincerely in love and devoted to her, many don't ever have that love from another. It was nice to hear your story.
Your wife is just so gorgeous and talented, all around beautiful family. 💕
What a beautiful family you have! I love the way you love your wife. 💜. Thanks for sharing!
On 9/11 I was dealing with my children and getting ready to take one to private classes. We homeschooled but had supplemental classes as well. They’re all educated, socialized and doing fine.
Love you and love how you love your family ❤❤❤✌️✌️✌️
Your life story is inspiring and amazing. Your family is beautiful.
Josh your story made me smile and cry you are such an inspirational in all of us
Wow.Not only is Kathy beautiful inside and out ,she truly has the voice of an angel.This part made me smile the most ,to hear how you met your soulmate and began your family ,raising 4 amazing children.It`s taken alot for you to reach this point ,but i think you`d say it was well worth the wait.
Sharing your story is so powerful. It has been heartbreaking, inspiring, and beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.
Josh thank you so much for opening up in such a meaningful and intimate way … absolutely LOVING your story !
Omgggg your wife’s voice I CAN NOT ITS BEAUTIFUL and that song YESSSSSS it’s 90s R&B looooove it ❤❤❤
I love your story, Josh. You have a beautiful heart and you've done so well for yourself, especially considering the rough start you had in life. You are a wonderful example to your children and those around you.
Your journey has been full and you are an incredible person, Josh!
You and Kathy make an amazing team; a wonderful family!
What a beautiful love story! Thank you so much for sharing. You did a remarkable job on all the parts, but this one was really special.
Omg your daughter is beautiful 🥰 I loved hearing your life story. You are an amazing story teller.
You are such a special person, I am loving this, your life story is so amazing and now hearing the happy side of it makes it very special - here’s to part 5 ❤️❤️❤️🙏
Josh, you re such a romantic 🥰 and you blush! Love listening to you because you are so amazing, make me laugh out loud when you are snarky and love your family. Your spirit and resilience is so admirable😊
I love seeing this side of you, the way you talk about your wife and the love you have for her, your kids and all the romantic stuff… 😭 🥰 ❤️
Well this was such an amazing story and one that truly got my heart since hearing all the other aspects of your life! Kathie's voice is so beautiful and calming! So happy for you Josh and thanks for sharing more of your life story with us thus far....Sooo incredible!!!
Omg the baby announcement video was just so good. ❤️❤️ you know I told my true love story on your last video, but just like yours I always think we weren’t meant to stay together. Kathy is your soul mate and it’s more about the love you build together. I feel the same way with my husband now. Watching you talk about her is always my favorite. ❤️
I am really glad you shared your story. You actually helped me with my own story and releasing some toxic shame. It's been a part of me since my earliest memory. Thank you Josh.
Y’all are so precious, what a beautiful story! Yalls voices sound like they made made for each other 🥺❤️
On 9/11 I was in my 6th grade English class. We had a sub and I remember the intercom came on and told us to turn on the news. Saw the second plane hit the tower and I vividly remember watching the news at home that night with my parents.
Also love hearing your story and how you overcame so much. Gives me hope for my foster kids who went back home after we had them for two years.
In my personal opinion I think it’s nice to propose to someone on their birth day that’s something they’ll never forget and you’ll always remember what day you proposed. I know alot of people nowadays think that proposals need their own day but I don’t think so I think the classic birth day, Christmas, new years, Valentine’s Day proposals are timeless and meaningful.
Oh I know all too well of being packed in a church van. In 1990, when I was 14, we went on a mission trip to Mexico. We drove from Pennsylvania to Texas/Mexico in our church van. Packed shoulder to shoulder. The leaders drove straight through the night so we had to sleep in the van. I feel like it took us two solid days of driving. When we were on our way back home after the mission trip ended, the leaders were getting sleepy. So they pulled into a random gas station in another state, flung open the van door and that's where we slept for the night. Goodness, could you imagine doing that now? haha
I have really enjoyed listening to your life story. What a testimony you have Josh! And the song with Kathy...your harmonies were, whew, fire!
Thank you for being vulnerable and honestly sharing your story. It couldn't have been easy for you, and it was really brave of you to share.
Wow! Your wife's voice is incredible. She truly is very talented. You are a very blessed man & what is even more special is you know it, & sing her praises. That is such an attractive quality in a man. I wish more men would understand this...
What a beautiful family. Such a beautiful wife, sons and daughter. Thank you for sharing your journey and your life. It's inspiring 💗
Omg her voice is beautiful , she gives me chill bumps
I remember her!!!! I was in Bible College. My sister worked at KLove in Sacramento CA. She gave me CDs and I remember her voice.
I am DYING at your description of the Prairies 🤣 I grew up in Alberta, and my Dad is from Southern Ontario… I remember going to Ontario for the first time and thinking “Wow! Trees actually get this big!?” And I live in Northern Alberta, in the Boreal Forest, so I’m not full on prairie kid (my cousins are, in Southern Alberta, and driving there is torture. Pure torture) but dang, those Ontario trees! My husband is also from Southern Ontario, so it’s truly a joy to go back there every year. Eventually we hope to move there.. to Beamsville, Thorold, or Virgil. Literally all the places you’ve mentioned, I’m like “yes!”.
Really enjoying your life story so far. Thanks for sharing! ♥️
Good grief. You’re a great guy. So happy you’ve found happiness through all the pain of your past. Congratulations to your wife on graduating from nursing school! (I think I heard that on another one of your videos recently). I’m a nurse too. It’s a hard but rewarding profession.
On 9/11 I was working at the Red Cross in Portland, Ore doing “Collections staff Scheduling.” I scheduled and staffed blood drives. I remember waking up and hearing weird things on my clock radio, and then I turned on my TV. 😳 The next thing I remember is driving to work, seeing planes in the sky lined up 8 deep waiting to land at the Portland Airport, crossing the bridge into Oregon (I lived on the border in Washington State) and hearing that the second tower had collapsed. We were so busy at work the next week there was no time to think, and to be honest I think it was a blessing. We worked 16 hours, went home, slept, came back, and worked another 16, and it went on that way for 8 days. To say it was a blur would be an understatement. I will be forever grateful for all of the restaurants that donated hot food to feed us over that week. It was awesome!!!
I was in Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken, NJ, across the Hudson River from the towers. I watched the second plane hit the tower. I'll never forget it.
First time I've become emotional watching any of your videos! The way you talk about your wife and kids =😭😭😭😭😭❤❤❤❤❤ So precious and so very deserving of all that love you receive/give by having them in your life.
This was great to learn about you. I think my husband had a very similar type of life growing up. His parent's did drugs, they wasted their money on drugs so that they didn't have groceries. His Mom's picture was up at all the grocery stores for writing bad checks. His youngest sister was 16 years younger. He also had 3 brothers in between there where my husband was being the parent when he was around 8. His Mom was bipolar, and he would have to call the police on her many times. He remembers hanging out at Kenny the drug dealers house with his cousin because he had this talking bird. When is part 5 coming out?
You are an amazing man, Josh. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Your decisions and attitude despite your circumstances are so incredibly admirable. Thank you for inspiring me to be the best person I can.
Josh, I have enjoyed listening to you about your life. I am happy that you turned to the Lord and got into ministry. Your story is very inspiring! You never know your story could be helping someone who is struggling. You have a beautiful wife and family and may God continue to bless you all! For me going through my divorce from my abusive husband at first I turned against God and I thought how could God love me and let my marriage fail and allow my husband to be abusive. Well turning against God lasted 5 yrs. During that 5 yrs I felt miserable. I got to thinking of day it's been 5 yrs and look how far I have gotten. I then realized I didn't get there on my own. I realized God carried me through those painful 5 yrs. So I got up on that Sunday morning and went back to church. Best thing I ever could do to help me heal. I believe God brought my second husband into my life who treated me like a queen. God is good all the time! God Bless you Josh! ♥️
Omg, the tears when you described your daughter holding your pinky while on the baby scale. I just realized I lived in Ottawa at the same time. Did you ever go to the Christian store on Merivale Rd called Salem Storehouse? I worked there through uni (I went to Carleton). My church youth group would play soccer at the Ozdome in Stittsville lol. Great series on your life story. You’re inspiring me to do the same :)
Haha yep! Both kathie and my CD was for sale there.
I finally finished this at almost 2am 2 days after it come out :) your family is beautiful. They are very lucky to have you and you them. Thank you again for sharing
i was in 5th grade.. still remember my teachers name and the friends i was sitting next to.. they wheeled the TVs in, merged classrooms together so everyone could watch the news.. parents started coming to pick up their kids.. i can still picture everything.
There is some sort of innocence in your story. Beautiful life you have experienced (the good out ways the bad, all experiences have made you, you).
Oh my gosh I was obsessed with John Mayer in the 2002 and 2010 years. If you've ever gotten to see him live, it's really awesome. Haven't been to his concert since 2011, I miss it! I love R&B too, Kathy did really well with that style.
Josh... TFS your testimony. I cried, I laughed I cried again I laughed again. God knew and had a plan for you. I'm kinda new to your channel (but watched many) so this was Great to watch these‼️You have a Very, Very Beautiful Family and a Huge heart! Thanks again and I'm off to chapter 5 now. I luv your channel and nvr miss a one. Your Awesome! 💯🙏
Kathy is so beautiful with a voice like an angel. I love listening to your story❤️🙏🏽
I found out that despite my husband waiting just under two years to propose, he started a wedding fund weeks after we started dating because he just knew. We take two week trips yearly and it's always awesome but we had great examples. My sister has been married 27 years my husband's parents were married 50 years before his dad passed and my parents will be married 55 years in June.
Josh I am really enjoying these videos. You have led an interesting life. Your story is inspiring and you are an awesome storyteller. I can't wait for the next part! I just wanted to say thank you for opening up and sharing with us your story, you have a beautiful family. Blessings to you and your family. Side note: I was at work answering phones when 911 happened. Scariest day of my life. I remember vividly when it happened and those anxious days and weeks that followed. Very surreal and frightening.
So lovely, Cathy’s voice just put my toddler to sleep 🙌 can’t wait for part 5!
Your wife sings like an angel.....love the song