Husband Brag!

In September I wrote about What Love Looks Like to me.  Some of the examples were from my own home and some were ones I had observed in the lives of my friends.

Earlier today I was thinking about how incredibly blessed I am to be married to my amazing husband.  Though he will occasionally stop by the grocery store and grab flowers on his way home from work I don't need them to know he loves me (they are nice, though!).   Because of budget/child care constraints we don't get to go out to dinner on dates very often, but we're intentional about spending time together after the kids go to bed and I don't think our relationship has suffered at all because of a lack of date nights.

Just because he's wonderful,  I'm going to brag on my husband!

**He gets up at 6am every day without grumbling and goes to work for about 10+ hours a day no matter how tired he is, and even when he's not feeling well.

**While he is up early in the morning getting ready he hangs out with our son (who ususally wakes up around 7) and they have some father/son time.  My husband gets our son breakfast and gives him his medications for his asthma and allergies--all while I'm still sleeping.   If I'm not awake by the time he leaves for work, my husband will turn on the TV for our 5 year old to watch cartoons until I wake up.

**By the time my husband gets home from work there's usually less than an hour between when he walks in the door and when it's "lights out" time for the kids, which means we generally eat the minute he walks in the door and then start getting the kids ready for bed immediately after dinner. Even though he's bone tired by then he makes sure to spend a few minutes playing with the kids before tucking them in. As an added bonus, he often times does the dishes while I'm giving the kids their baths, helping them brush their teeth, and getting them dressed!


**My husband was 36 when we met had a very good job, which meant a lot of discretionary income because he had been advancing in his career for years.  9 years later that same income supports a family of 4.  My husband has never complained about the fact that he went from where he was then, financially, to now being on a strict budget, with almost no extras, in order to make it possible for me to stay home.

**To stay within our grocery budget I sometimes have to get extremely creative in the meals I put together to (like when we're out of grocery money for the month and I still have 1 or 2 weeks worth of meals to "invent" based on what's in the pantry).  Not all of these experiments are very tasty, but my husband always cleans his plate and never complains (and he makes the kids do the same!).  Even if he didn't like the meal the first time he will eat the leftovers until they're gone so that nothing goes to waste.

**My husband is always looking for ways to make my life easier and to help me around the house.  Whether it's doing laundry, mopping, doing dishes, vacuuming, etc he just steps in and does what needs to be done!

My husband truly epitimozes 1 Corinthians 13 when Paul writes, "Love is not self seeking . . . "  I am truly blessed to be married to a man who thinks of his family before himself.  I try to do the same, but admit I'm not as good at it as he is . . .

Here's my challenge for you: On your facebook page, Twitter or blog take a few minutes and brag to the world about your husband!  (Even if he's like mine and won't see it because he doesn't do social media!)