Lent: Day 2 (I Love My Husband)

I know lots of people say that they are married to the greatest guy in the world, but that's impossible, because I'm his only wife. Okay, I know he's not perfect (I'm far from it myself) but he's perfect for me. I honestly cannot imagine a man more suited to be my eternal companion. He is so kind, patient, understanding, loving, serving, and wonderful! He's smart, and funny, and hardworking. He makes me want to be a better person. He inspires me to be the best I can be. He always says the he married up, but I'm the one who's lucky. I can be difficult sometimes, and he just takes it all in stride. He always makes me feel beautiful, even when I get down on myself. He (almost) always compliments my cooking (in his defense, he told me from the beginning that he doesn't like mushrooms, I just didn't realize how much until I made something with cream of mushroom soup in it and he didn't eat very much). He supports me in my goals and pursuits, and encourages me to continue discovering and developing my talents. He never asks more from me than I can give (which means he doesn't complain when I have morning sickness and the dishes pile up). Sometimes I worry that we don't have enough in common -- he's so scientific, and I'm so artsy. But we have the most important things in common: our faith in God, and our love for each other and our children. And our differences are good; we complement each other.

Jeffrey is my best friend. I tell him everything, and he listens (even when he's not particularly interested in the great deal I got on scrapbooking paper). We laugh together, we cry together. In a few weeks, we will have known each other for four years. It already seems like an eternity. I can't remember my life before him, and we've already been through so much together. We've learned how to work together as a couple, and we've learned how to lean on each other to get through hard times. We've learned how to support each other in our separate goals, and we've learned how to work toward our dreams together. Most importantly, we've learned how to invite Christ into our marriage.

Perhaps the thing I love most about Jeffrey is how amazing he is as a father. Nothing fills my heart with more joy than watching him interact with our children. I love watching him play and laugh with Bekka -- swinging her around in the air, tickling her, reading to her, building towers with her, showing her how to program on the computer. And I love watching him comfort her when she is hurt or sad. I have been attracted to Jeffrey from the first moment I saw him walk through my apartment door, and seeing how wonderful he is as a daddy only makes him infinitely more attractive!

I am the luckiest woman on earth to have such an incredible husband. Jeffrey Allen Lund, I love you! I always have and always will. You're not just mine for eternity, you are my eternity. Thank you for loving me and for making me happier than I ever knew was possible.