Just last week I looked at my husband and realized that something I never thought would happen is happening.....his hair is thinning. What?! This from a man who, even a year ago, was still having his stylist thin it out with her shears. He has always had a head full of thick hair and could easily shared with half the men in the neighborhood. Hmmm. And the other night, for the umpteenth time lately, he had to lift his left ear off his pillow and have me repeat what I said in order that he could hear me. Apparently his right ear is having some technical difficulties. Hmmmm..... And recently his goatee has gone from looking a little sprinkled with salt and pepper to, "I think someone left the lid off the salt, honey." hmmm.....
Ok, these are just HIS changes. I carefully choose not to mention all of MY changes because today is HIS birthday, not mine. I wouldn't want to take the spotlight away from HIM! That's the whole reason for the post - to honor HIM on this day. (Can't you tell??)
Even as his hair thins, his beard gets more gray, and his hearing fades just a bit, I grow to love him more.
Next month marks twenty-two years since we first met. He was working at a local department store during college and so was a mutual friend of mine. She introduced us and he made arrangements to come to my basketball game the next night. After the game, we met and talked until the wee hours. (I am a talker; he is not. This was obviously just to woo me. I know that now.) When I got home, I told my roommate that I thought I would likely marry him. Like a typical girl, I changed my mind a few times over the course of the next few months. But by summer, God showed me clearly that this was the man I was supposed to spend my life with.
These 20-plus years have had as many twists and turns and ups and downs as the Screamin' Eagle. We have learned from each other and grown in the Lord in ways that we would never have known on that first night of conversation after my ballgame. Our memories together are filled with laughter, tears, births, deaths, good times, hard times, moves, trips, jobs, friends, family, and much more. He brings me joy, adventure, spontaneity, and SHORT conversations (can you tell I'm not totally happy about that last one?). He challenges me to laugh about life and enjoy the moment. He pushes me to use any talent that I've been given and not hide it. He is my biggest source of encouragement. He is an amazing dad and desires to lead our family to continually grow in the Lord. (Because of the aforementioned hairline and hearing issues AND it's HIS BIRTHDAY, I will refrain from listing his faults on this particular post. Let's just stick with the positive!)
Happy Birthday to the man with whom God has given to me to walk this earth, raise children, and glorify Him.
"Two are better than one...." Ecclesiastes 4:9
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