Dear Husband

 As I watched my husband get ready this morning, I was hit with the reality that I am so grateful for this man!  Unfortunately, I often forget to express my gratefulness. So my goal of the week is to let my husband know just how thankful I am for him. I encourage you to do the same.

To my sweet husband,

I know I do not say this enough, but thank you.

•     Thank you for loving me every day, even on the days I don’t make it easy.
•   Thank you for choosing me above any other woman in the world.
•   Thank you for thinking my nerdy high school self was attractive and pursuing a relationship with me.
•   Thank you for being my constant support and encouragement.
•   Thank you for putting up with my mood swings (which I know don’t happen that often!).
•      Thank you for loving God and continuing to pursue a relationship with him.
•    Thank you for allowing me to talk non-stop for 30 minutes the moment you walk in the door.
•       Thank you for appreciating my perfectionism.
•       Thank you for allowing me to act on my shopping addiction and thank you for not allowing me to act on my shopping addiction.
•      Thank you for loving my family.
•      Thank you for allowing me to love your family.
•      Thank you for putting up with my constant day dreaming.
•      Thank you for not getting frustrated about my indecisiveness.
•      Thank you for taking the trash out, changing the light bulb, cleaning the grill, doing the dishes, building a table, fixing my bike, fixing my car, putting gas in my car, going grocery shopping with me, helping with dinner, folding laundry, cleaning the bathroom and the list goes on and on.
•      Thank you for being a walking furnace when I am freezing.
•      Thank you for believing I am an amazing wife, even when I know I have clearly missed that mark.
•      Thank you for desiring to be a dad.
•      Thank you for being “Uncle Chocolate Milk”.
•      Thank you for driving that beat up car so we can pay off our school loans.
•      Thank you for living in an apartment building filled with college aged girls, who I know annoy you.
•      Thank you for spending 5 hours trying to figure out how to rearrange the living room furniture.
•      Thank you for working.
•      Thank you for coaching and loving on those kids.
•      Thank you for not getting angry when I interrupt you. 
•      Thank you for your patience.
•      Thank you for your desire to make me happy.
•      Thank you for your desire to help others. 
•    Thank you for teaching me to change a flat tire, even though I will never be able to do it myself       because I am a weakling. 

And most of all thank you for being committed to our marriage.