16.....

16 on September 16th

Who knows what he was thinking...

But man, am I LUCKY that whatever it was, it was to MY advantage!

Poor guy is in it for Eternity. 

And I couldn't feel more blessed!

I know that without him,

I'd be lost. 

In so many senses of the word!

He can still make me laugh every day.

I'm going to lie...16 years with me hasn't been wedded bliss.

My heart is full of regret for the trauma I put him through (usually daily).

He truly deserves so much more than I give.

But thankfully, he's loyal to a fault.

And he apparently enjoys torture?

All kidding aside, I was overcome with gratitude for the love of my sweet husband tonight

when I called him to say goodnight to him and he was finishing up the dishes.  He thanked me for the meal I

prepared for our family before I left for work tonight.  He took Jake to football and helped coach his team,

he helped Nate with his algebra homework (that I couldn't do if I tried), encouraged him to finish his soccer training before his combined activity, entertained our resident attention manager.  He also read with her and practiced her spelling and word family words, made sure everyone was bathed and tucked into bed the way he knows I would do it if I were home. 

(Not that Nate allows me to physically "tuck" him into anything or really Jake either, but you know what I mean!)

I know that I am blessed.  I know he tries so hard to help me out and make life easier for me!

I enjoy the rare moments of quiet we get to share together and I hope he knows how much all of the little things he does for me matter to me more than he knows!