Whatta Man, Whatta Man, Whatta Mighty Good Man...that God created for ME :-)

I was laying in bed this morning as Drew was getting ready for work. He, as usual, surrounded me with pillows to put under my HUGE belly and behind my back and between my legs so that I could be comfortable without him to drape myself over. Usually I am half asleep when he does this and don't think about it but this morning I was wide awake (thank you Oscar Felix and your happy, busy, kicking self!) and it made me think of all of the little things that he does for me that make him the most amazing man that God could have created for me.

Now this sounds like I am just tooting his horn but this came right after a funny moment last night. My husband is a great one, but he's not perfect. He has his little selfish moments. We were taking a bath together and as usual, he helped me get up and then asked me which towel I wanted. I said that I didn't care and he handed me the brown one and he took the burgundy one. Then I realized why he handed me the brown one...it was damp! I looked at him and just started laughing. He HATES wet towels and so he gave me the damp one so that he could have the dry one. When I told him why I was laughing he totally didn't get it. I love that he's not perfect and has a selfish streak every here and there! Sometimes it irritates me how GOOD he is...he is the epitome of a good Christian man, leading his family by the Bible, encouraging us to put Christ first and showing us how this should be done. He is never ever angry but disciplines our children with a firm but loving hand. He is supportive of me on my bad days and man does he do a great job of handling me when I am cranky and frustrated. No one else could ever EVER be with me like he is and it's all thanks to our almighty Heavenly Father!

So hopefully you can understand why it tickled me that Drew gave me the damp towel on purpose because he didn't want to dry off with anything other than the bone dry one. He did switch them when I told him why I was laughing but that wasn't what I wanted to accomplish. I wanted him to know that I love him, flaws and all. He sees his flaws much more than I do. Typically he points out his downfalls and I smile because his downfalls to me are so precious...they make him my husband! We disagree on some things but overall we work so well together that it is obvious that we were made for each other. I see my flaws much more than he does (although another funny part of the bathtime last night was telling him how funny he is when he finally gets fed up with my rants about the house being a mess or about how tired I am because he does this little GRRR and throws up his hand and walks away which always ALWAYS makes me crack up no matter how crabby I am!!!) and he loves me for who I am as well.

I love this Bible verse because it reminds me of the many reasons I am glad that God has put marriage and family on my heart as an area of ministry that I would like to work in (alongside of Drew, of course :-p):

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm but how can one be warm alone? ~Ecclesiastes 4: 9-11~

Our relationship, to me, is summed up in how we labored together with both Sebastian and Leighlah (and hopefully Oscar's will go like this as well). I was in pain but didn't want to hurt him by showing it. I tried to be strong but he reminded me that he was there as my husband to love me and that he understood if I cried out or squeezed his hand a little too hard. He encouraged me and supported me, gently guiding me through the pain as my body knew what to do with this baby. I thanked him and treated my precious husband with respect as I labored on. He was there every step of the way with me and I was grateful for him. I delivered our baby, one that God blessed us with and Drew kissed me and told me that I did a great job. I thanked him over and over again for being such an amazing support system and for loving me as God would have him to love me. We then rejoiced in what the Lord had given us and together celebrated our Christ centered family that He so graciously trusts us with.

Again, neither of us is perfect but somehow in those moments we showed each other true love and respect as well as a dedication to our marriage, family and to Christ. What is better than having a husband, a LIFE partner (not just a sometime partner) that supports, loves and encourages you unconditionally while you respect, love and support him unconditionally as well??? Two certainly is better than one!

I am so thankful that God created us for one another. I truly believe that God created this one person perfectly for me and me for him and that no matter what paths we may have taken we would have ended up together anyhow. God put us together exactly in His time and I am thankful that every relationship either of us had before the end of August 2007 didn't work out no matter how much it hurt because it lead us to each other (FINALLY!!! We were 4 1/2 years in the making!). So thank you Lord for my sweet and caring but non-perfect husband and all of the ways that he makes me better (because he truly does make me better!). I can only hope that I am half the wife to him as he is the husband to me.