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100 Reasons I Love My Husband (part 1)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

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

Ten Reasons for the Failing of American Marriages

Friday, October 20th, 2006

or

    Ten Reasons for American Divorce

After the first two they are in no particular order (because it is hard to say which ones are more frequent).

1

    Taking God out of the Family

When God is taken out of the equation of marriage, the end result is a house built on sand. Some might stand, if the storms aren’t too bad. Most, however, will fall to simple waves. Marriages like this might work if other things are met, especially commitment, and proper authority, but throw any of the other causes for failed marriages into the mix and you are unlikely to withstand even the smallest storm. “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.” Psl 271:1 .

2

    Lack of Commitment

It is not uncommon these days to see people conisidering relationships temporary. People date one person after the other, supposedly seeking “true love” or “the right fit”. People think nothing of enjoying sexual relations with those they date so flippantly. This temporary relationship is not only damaging to those who engage in them (emotional upheavals!) but to the marriages of those who have engaged in it (and those who didn’t, but who are watching it happen all around and thinking it normal). When marriage is seen as something that can be entered into and escaped from on a whim, it happens more and more. This is directly contradictory to the Word’s expectation of marriage. “Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” Mat 19:6 .

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