I woke up
this morning reflecting on how blessed I am to have a husband like mine. I am I
do not understand why God has given me such a gift, but I am SO thankful. He is
my Prince Charming. J
(I know…oh brother…) I am a hopeless romantic and I thank God for every day
that we get to spend together. We have been married for thirty-two years and
dated for a couple of years before that. He has been so many things to me and our
family through those years. I could never list them all on a single blog, but I
will attempt to at least list some of them here, but before I do that I want to
say a few things about waiting for your “Prince Charming”.
God knows
me better than I even know myself. He knew exactly who I would need in my life
and He knew who my husband needed in his. This reminds me of the story of
Creation, in Genesis, when God created Adam and Eve. God knew that Adam would
need someone who was made specifically for him, someone who would fit him
perfectly. In fact, God created Eve from Adam. I believe God granted my husband
and me that same blessing. I feel like we were truly meant for each other. He
is my soul mate. I am so glad that I waited for him all of those years ago. I
had a few other “boyfriends” but none of them would have been a good husband.
God protected me from some serious consequences when He led me away from them
and to my sweet husband. In a way, my husband rescued me.
My advice
(not that I’m an expert) is that if you are a young girl, anxious for a relationship,
or even a mature adult longing for someone to do life with, please go to the
Lord in prayer, and please ask Him who He has for you. Please seek His guidance
and wait patiently for His answer. He will answer, I promise. His Word tells us
that if we seek Him, He will answer and we will find Him. Trust Him. He knows what
and who you need. Do not be in such a hurry. This is one of the most important
decisions in your life other than accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and
Savior. I know so many young ladies who are desperate to have a boyfriend, to
have a baby, to be in a relationship, to just have a guy on their arm that they
often sacrifice so much and then end up alone and disillusioned. It makes me so
sad to see girls get so deeply hurt because they did not take the time to seek
God first in their relationships. What is the hurry girls? You have your whole
life ahead of you!
Marriage is
a lifetime commitment and it takes a LOT of work. It is not for wimps! J
It is not a 50-50 thing like some folks say. It takes a 100% commitment from
both people in a marriage, but when you devote yourself first to the Lord and
then to your spouse and eventually your family, it is SO worth it. It can be
wonderful. Of course, no marriage is without challenges, but when you face them
together with God’s guidance and help, they make you stronger and your love
grows through them. There is no perfect marriage because there are no perfect
people, but there is a perfect God to guide you.
Well, I guess
I’ve preached enough here and I want to save some space for mentioning a few of
the reasons why I appreciate my sweet husband so much. I love him so much and
he brings such joy to my heart. He is truly a gift from above!
…he is so loving and kind to me, our sons and everyone.
…he is so funny!
…he is so generous to everyone. He constantly gives all that
he has for others.
…he is a very hard worker and a great provider.
…he cares for us in so many practical ways.
…he always says that he is happy when he knows I’m happy.
…his is an incredible father to our sons and MANY other
young folks.
…he is so supportive and understanding of me and my arthritic
disease (and so faithful to massage my aching joints when I have a hard time
dragging myself out of bed in the morning!)
…he has devoted his whole life to taking care of me, our
boys and now our sweet daughter-in-law, and so many others.
…I love our walks together, our talks together, our weekends
away, our Cheese Shop lunches, our cheesy Hallmark movie nights, our “Once Upon
a Time" nights, our frozen yogurt nights, working alongside one another,
sitting beside him in church, and I enjoy every minute with him. I never tire
of spending time with him.
…he is so helpful.
…he is so smart.
…he is always willing to lend a hand with so many things –
dishes, yard work, planting our veggie garden, working on our house, taking me
back and forth to doctors…and he even makes sure that there is always toilet
paper! What a guy! (Who else does that??)
…he is amazing! (He is human just like the rest of us, but
he is pretty amazing!)
…I love him so much
…and finally, he loves me just the way I am and for that I
am eternally grateful.
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