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Now for a slightly different way to list things, since the one sentence thing really seemed too short to explain.

51. My husband handles all our finances. He thinks them through very carefully, he spends very frugally, he saves, and pays things ahead and he is BENT on being debt free and remaining so. I cannot say how much I appreciate this. He keeps track of how much we spend and we do not overspend. On the rare occasion that we must use credit for extended times he pays it off first and fast.

52. He wants to give me the things I want. Recently we were looking for a house and I fell in love with this Old Victorian, with 2800 sf and TONS of work. It was at the very top of our price range. I wanted it though. I told him so, and he tried to buy it for me. Isn’t he sweet? As it turned out, that was not the house the Lord had planned for us. But I still learned that my man would go so far as to lay down his own dreams to fulfill mine.

53. He is forgiving. When I mess up (happens often) and realize I was wrong, and say so… well he doesn’t throw it back in my face, and I never hear an “I told you so.” He doesn’t harp on it, and he doesn’t bring it up again.

54. He is patient. There are certain things which I struggle with nearly constantly. But he has this way of overlooking them.

55. However, he doesn’t continue to overlook them if the Lord has prompted him to address it. Which has made me a better woman. When the Lord tells him to address it, he does, and I get some serious conviction, and then I see some serious victory. I am grateful that I can trust him to lay the cards on the table when needed.

56. He goes out of his way, and against the grain of society to keep me a stay at home wife. He would never expect me to work. He wouldn’t likely put his foot down if I wanted to once the kids were in school. But he has never asked me to work, from day one, and we saw some DRY times.

57. When he sees which way to go, he is determined to go that way with success. He heard from the Lord to drop everything and move, and he did. Even though he moved to a place he despises. I can rely on that. I can trust that he is listening to the Holy Spirit.

58. He gives up material possessions to bless others. He frequently gives money to help others and I am both grateful for his generosity and for his financial ability to BE generous.

59. He is not consumed with materialism. He does not regularly covet things. In fact, sometimes this is a problem, liek around birthday time, I never know what to get him, because he doesn’t WANT for anything.

60. He is a techno-genius. I mean to say, he speaks in a foreign language about computers and things. He made this blog for me, and he taught me how to use it. He even bought me a laptop!!

62. He does not live in fear. So many people are worried about something. I rarely see him worry. Perhaps this is similar to his hiding his fear from me, like, maybe he hides his worry too… to keep me from worrying.

63. He usually sees the truth about who he is both the good and the bad. It takes a real man to admit his faults and to be humble about his achievements.

64. He loves my family. He fits right in. They love him too. How much more blessed can you get than to have a man who loves those you love?

65. I am totally confident that my man would never cheat on me. He has a will of steel, and a blind eye where other women are concerned. And I do mean BLIND, he practically doesn’t even SEE them.

66. When our relationship is rough, he tells me so, and doesn’t make me guess about what is bothering him. He knows I can change and would love to change for him.

67. My man is very strong. When the “dung has hit the fan”, he has stood firm, and been a strong tower in our family. He is the leader who holds us all together. When I am afraid I look to him, when I am broken, I can look to him. For example, when my son (my first child) was born he was very ill. The doctors said “we’ll know in 24 hours if he will live or not”. I thought he had already died in a way, because he was not with me, he was taken to a children’s hospital. My husband, after three days without sleep (yep long labor), still managed to hold strong for me. He did not break down into a useless mess. He was compassionate. He was understanding. But most of all, he was STRONG.

68. He is just FULL of witty remarks that keep us all on our toes and laughing.

69. He is PUN-ny. As in he is always thinking up some pun to make me laugh.

70. And boy can he make me laugh. When I want to scream or cry or just pitch a fit, he can just do the silliest things. At first they seem irritating, but then, they are just SO SILLY how can you not laugh and forget about yourself?

71. The way that he hugs and snuggles the babies, and looks adoringly at our older kids make me want to melt. There is nothing I find more attractive about my husband than when he is being DADDY.

72. And while he is being daddy, he really knows how to keep our son a SON, our son is not turning into some weak pansy. My man teaches him how to toughen up, how to carry heavy things, how to kill bugs for the girls, and how to be brave and a protector. *aww look at my goo goo eyes now*

73. He expects alot, and he gets it. He expects me to be the best wife and mother I can be, and I get better all the time. He expects our kids to be obedient and cheerful and just plain AWESOME and he gets it.

74.

I’m getting busy the rest of the day so I will have to finish this later. Hopefully tomorrow!

Mrs.MegLogan

Well a lady whom I know from a forum posted a link to her list and it got me thinking about how I need to make one too.

This is the link to HER blog list, I believe there is or will soon be a mass list there of others who have taken up the list making.

Want to join me? Post a list on your blog, and then leave me a message or leave one at Psalm 128.
(Hmm, Still can’t make the linky show up in the text so here it is http://psalm128.wordpress.com/category/my-life/marriage/list-why-you-love-your-husband/ )

Here is the first part of mine:

1. He is goofy.
2. He is super intelligent.
3. He loves me even when I fail him.
4. He relies on the Lord especially when things are hard.
5. He doesn’t tell me when he is scared, because he doesn’t want to frighten me. (and there is nothing more frightening than whatever can frighten your husband.)
6. He is bold.
7. He is strong.
8. He doesn’t cry.
9. He is right there beside me when I labor with delivering our kids.
10. He loves our kids.
11. He does a great job of training them up in the admonition of the Lord.
12. He is extremely consistent.
13. He helps me to be consistent.
14. He really loves my cooking.
15. He loves my cooking so much he doesn’t usually want to eat out.
16. He buys me flowers on Valentines Day.
17. He tells me he loves me without prompting.
18. He cuddles me when I am weak.
19. He listens to me when I am hormonal.
20. He encourages me not to out of control when I feel emotional.
21. He picks up the slack when I am sick with pregnancy.
22. He feels really bad for me when I am sick with pregnancy, because he wants to help but can’t.
23. He keeps on giving me babies, even though I get sick and mean during pregnancy.
24. He loves the babies we have, and plays with them.
25. He took a job that allows him to work from home, so he can be with us more.
26. He demands respect, from me and his kids, and he taught me what that means.
27. He leads us fearlessly, and takes the burden on his shoulders.
28. He works with joy, so that I can stay home with our kids.
29. He is VERY good with our money.
30. He never over spends.
31. He has taught me how to be a good steward of God’s money.
32. He supports me as a mother.
33. He never contradicts me in front of the kids.
34. He gives our children reason to respect me.
35. He supports me as the teacher of our kids.
36. The way he swings our daughter up in the air.
37. The way he makes time to play games with our son.
38. How he wants to be with us.
39. The way he gets grumpy when he is really hungry, or had too much sugar.
40. The way he is able to change his rotten attitude on a moments notice.
41. Other people like him.
42. People at work really respect him, and that makes me think even more highly of him.
43. He prays for me.
44. He listens to the Lord in prayer, and obeys what he hears.
45. He is not foolish with time, money, or work.
46. He loves soccer and playing outside.
47. He does not condemn me for being a bit overweight.
48. He is willing to work on making our marriage wonderful.
49. He helps me overcome my weaknesses.
50. He makes me a better person.

Mrs.Meg Logan

Well folks I don’t live that way EVERYDAY. Here is what happened after two hours of cleaning with a five year old helper, and a break for lunch.

The Entry again. Still a fifteen pound bag of potatoes on the floor… but where can you store that?!

Cleaner floor, cleaner sink.

Well looky here, clean dishes, and an empty sink.

Fridge, counters and stove all sparkly.

“Welcome home dear, how was your day?” A nice relaxing table.

A pretty place to start another project!

Ahh, finally a place to relax. Wanna join me for a cuppa? Those books are going to the library today.

Neatly made, comfy cozy.

Well, looks like I missed a spot! Paper day is not done on cleaning day! LOL.

Toys no longer strewn across the floor, and the beds a bit tidier.

My sofa, much more inviting. That basket of clothes on the floor is waiting for me to fold it and put it away.

Sorry that one is so dark guys. Too much light coming in the only window. *grin* Hallelujah!

Another cozy place to relax.

Well, that is my house. Hope you enjoyed it.

Mrs. Meg Logan

Looking out towards the outer door.

Looking IN from the outer door.

Looking in the INNER door to my basement apartment.

To the left of the entrance.

The sink, which my parent’s lovingly had added for us.

To the Right of the entrance. My kitchen table.

My counters and stove and fridge.

Going past the kitchen into the Sewing and Homeschool area.

To the right of the sewing table. A comfy sitting area, which is ALSO a wreck.

A peek into our “bedroom”. The bedroom is made private by six foot bookshelves and a curtain.

This is the desk for house management and webbing… but not for DH working at home. (He does that in my parents house upstairs for the time being.)

Passing the sitting area again.

Looking straight into the living room/ kids’ bedroom/ playroom.

To the right, the play area and play shelves.

Turn around and look left and you see our sofa.

Look to the right and you see the TV and a rocker.

Further to the right, you see the kids dresser, a rocker, and the ONLY windows to the outside (a sliding glass door).

Now I have turned all the way around and you see the beds again.

That’s it. The whole 850 sf in total disarray. I can’t believe I shared it all. *blush*

Now give me two hours and I will show you what it looks like clean!

Meg