I love talking about marriage. Perhaps it’s because I was such a bad wife for the first seven years of our marriage. I’m grateful God gave me such a patient and loving man. Nowadays, I’m not perfect, but I don’t consider myself a bad wife anymore. Here’s why? I truly respect and support my man. EVEN WHEN I DON’T FEEL LIKE IT. In fact, I show him extra support ESPECIALLY WHEN I DON’T FEEL LIKE IT.
My husband is pretty simple. He’s laid back, caring and low maintenance. Recently, I had a list of household chores I wanted him to do. However, when he came home he wanted to talk about his experience at the gym. I didn’t want to hear about it because I wanted to go over MY list. However… (here’s the transition folks)…
A few years ago, I would’ve discounted his excitement for the gym and proceeded to run down his list of chores. Instead, I sat and listened and cheered him on about his accomplishments. Of course, I was thinking about the loose doorknob, the broken toilet paper holder, and cleaning the garbage cans, but it wasn’t important anymore.
WHY?
Because my husband’s confidence and enthusiasm for life far outweigh my list of chores. I smiled. I giggled. I applauded him as he did push ups on the kitchen floor. I hugged him and thanked him for being so strong. Did I eventually get my list of chores done? No. But someday, they’ll get done and I’ll cheer him on for that too!
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