More than many.

Have you ever been in a slump? Let me tell you kids, I have. Actually, you have had front row tickets to my slumps- the unemployed, no-home-of-our-own-kind. Not gonna lie. It stinks. But I want you to know something, even with our life as messy as it is, we have a sure thing in the unshakable Love of the Father. Without a doubt. 

And through it, HE blessed me with a husband that I love more and more each day:

Here are just a few of the reasons why:

• I look forward to seeing him
• he looks for excuses to laugh
• he plays with my hair in waiting rooms at the doctor's office
• I trust his counsel most
• he pours over greeting cards to find the exact, perfect one
• he cautiously weighs and considers decisions for our family
• he is protective of us
• he ministers to me every time we read the Word
• he is the most teachable person i have ever met in my life
• he is unashamed of his bad musical taste
• he can identify any Baroque composer in just a few notes
• he says, "Does anybody mind if I finish the rest of the chips?
• he makes my heart go pitter-pat
• he stops to help strangers with their flat tires 
• he makes a point not to shave on weekends because I like it
• he remembers every detail of our wedding day
• he reaches for my hand while driving
• he asks for my input 
• he usually apologizes first
• he has an amazing memory/ retains knowledge
• he tolerates and buys hazelnut coffee because he knows i like it
• he can turn a tense moment around, and we end up laughing
• he doesn't mind a good chick-flick
• when he quotes Is.40, it makes me cry
• there is nothing funnier than his hysterical laugh. nothing.
• he is not afraid to use baby talk with the little ones
• he tells me that he loves being married to me every day. without fail.

He is the best of men. 

To my girls, I would say:

Marry a man that you want your sons to emulate.

 I did.

 And so even now, when we have next to nothing, I can say with confidence, that we still have more than many.

Thanks be to God.