15 Reasons

I originally posted this in July of 2008.

I wanted to re-share it with you because I truly believe that it is essential that we, as wives, speak well of our husbands.

I try so hard to not speak ill of my hubby.  Not because he is perfect and never gives me the opportunity, but because I love and respect him, and I respect the role that God has ordained my husband to hold in my life.

I am so blessed in this blogging community because so many of you are fantastic at uplifting and praising your spouses.

I do not take that lightly and am continually impressed with your willful intent to edify.

So I encourage you… make a list of your own.  Keep it to yourself or blog it or write it in the sky…or better yet, share it with him.  You will be so happy you did!

 

And here is one of my favorite quotes…

“I wouldn’t have missed loving you for anything”…

Beth Moore, When Godly People Do Ungodly Things

 

IMG_0635.velveteen

15 Reasons I Love My Husband

1. My husband, Chad, is the best father I know.

2. He takes my future and the future of the family very seriously, and does everything in his power to provide for and protect us.

3. He is one of the handiest men I know.  He can fix anything.  I kid you not.  Broken pipes?  He fixes it.  Garage door broken? He fixes it.  Need new drywall or a new deck or cement laid or a lawn mowed? He does it with the best of them.  And he fixes owies on little scraped knees pretty darn well too.

4. He is very handsome.  This really shouldn’t be important to me, but I love that when I see him, I am delighted by his smile and physique and presence.

5. He is a fantastic cook and grill master (better then me by far!).

6. He is kind to everyone and a good listener.

7. He is patient.

8. He says he likes everything I cook.  Even when the kids take a bite and practically gag in their mouths and spit it out, he will eat whats on his plate, and then find a way compliment me on it.

9. He supports me and all my crazy ideas.

IMG_1475.1

10. He thinks a lot about who he is as a dad, and always tries to be better.

11. He is excited for when the kids get older and he gets to take them hunting and fishing and all that outdoorsy guy stuff.

12. He is self sufficient… if I didn’t clean, he would do it.  If I didn’t do the laundry (which never happens in my house…HA!) he will just put in a load and do it.  No prompting necessary.

13. He loves his family- extended and all- and will do anything for them.

14. He doesn’t say no when I say I want 10 kids.  He just works harder and tries to make it a financial possibility.

15. He knows the Lord, our God, and will be with me in Heaven.  Oh thank you Jesus.

What 15 things do you love about your spouse?

Share with your friends!

Categorized in:

Related Recipes

Meet Amanda Rettke

Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life:beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.

Reader Comments

  1. Aw, what a nice tribute to your hubby.
    My favorite is the cooking part. My DH likes everything I cook or bake too. It just makes me feel good when I can make him happy!
    Wait, did you just say 10 KIDS?!? 😉

  2. Love this… 🙂 Such a sweet post. Your husband is lucky to have such an amazing wife.

  3. Can you find me one of those too? Clearly the last one didn’t get the memo on how to be a real father and husband.

  4. awe Amanda…….after our conversation today, this is the PERFECT post!!
    Guess what?! My hubby just came in the room to show me how proud he was with the laundry he did!…I fell outside in the mud the other day and thought I ruined a shirt….HE promptly helped me change out of it, treated it and laundered it…..and it came out looking brand new!!! lol……love that man!!
    Here’s my post I did in 2009 http://tidymom.net/2009/my-sweet-valentine/

  5. This is sweet, Amanda. And — you are right… we need to work harder to edify our husbands and honor them! Have a blessed Lord’s Day! ~Sally

  6. Thanks so much for sharing and posting this Amanda. Amen and ditto! Nothing like telling your hubby how much you love him, especially with the important things!

  7. What a wonderful list! I think husbands definitely need to know how much we love them because they help us to be better women!

  8. Amanda
    What a wonderful way to honor your man today! Thank you for sharing….such an encouragement! Our guys love to hear how much we appreciate them and respect is so huge and for so many years I was really disrespectful towards my husband….I am grateful that God has redeemed so many areas of our marriage and today I see him as the man God made him to be and I am so proud of him!! Thanks for the reminder! 🙂
    Blessings, Kristin

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.