Today, I just wanted to let you boys know how much I love your mother.
It is difficult to explain the complexities that define the relationship between a husband and wife. We are two imperfect people. While that makes relating hard enough, our strengths and weaknesses usually do not conveniently align or overlap. We are often weak in the same areas and do not always compliment each other very well.
Your mom and I have been married long enough to know we have made some mistakes. We have also had some really good times. Sharing the two of you has been one of our greatest joys. I honestly marvel at how God used pieces of me, and pieces of her, to make each one of you…and yet you are both completely unique individuals. You are so very precious to me, and I love the glimpses of her that I see in both of you.
Ethan, your “Mommy” can teach you a great deal about how to relate to others around you. Pay attention to how she thoughtfully cares for other people, even when she isn’t feeling up to it, or what the favor is difficult and no one else is willing to do it. I have never known her to regret doing a nice thing for someone else. You won’t either.
Isaac, your “Momma” loves to help just like you. She can teach you how to make work fun. She can help you see that we were made for work and we were made to enjoy life. Those two aspects of who we are were never meant to diverge. You love to help, and you love to play. Momma knows how to do both…you will do well to follow her lead.
In our frailty we make mistakes and sometimes those mistakes can cause us to damage the very relationships that we derive our strength from. I know I have made mistakes like that; I imagine you will too. Just know that God is aware of the fact that we are only made of dust…his Grace is sufficient to bridge the canyon between what we are now and who we are becoming.
I love your mother, not because she is perfect, but because she is mine to love.
I will pour everything I have into that and count on God to fill in the gaps.
I consider my wife to be a precious gift from God…a gift I hardly deserve.
It is difficult to explain the complexities that define the relationship between a husband and wife. We are two imperfect people. While that makes relating hard enough, our strengths and weaknesses usually do not conveniently align or overlap. We are often weak in the same areas and do not always compliment each other very well.
Your mom and I have been married long enough to know we have made some mistakes. We have also had some really good times. Sharing the two of you has been one of our greatest joys. I honestly marvel at how God used pieces of me, and pieces of her, to make each one of you…and yet you are both completely unique individuals. You are so very precious to me, and I love the glimpses of her that I see in both of you.
Ethan, your “Mommy” can teach you a great deal about how to relate to others around you. Pay attention to how she thoughtfully cares for other people, even when she isn’t feeling up to it, or what the favor is difficult and no one else is willing to do it. I have never known her to regret doing a nice thing for someone else. You won’t either.
Isaac, your “Momma” loves to help just like you. She can teach you how to make work fun. She can help you see that we were made for work and we were made to enjoy life. Those two aspects of who we are were never meant to diverge. You love to help, and you love to play. Momma knows how to do both…you will do well to follow her lead.
In our frailty we make mistakes and sometimes those mistakes can cause us to damage the very relationships that we derive our strength from. I know I have made mistakes like that; I imagine you will too. Just know that God is aware of the fact that we are only made of dust…his Grace is sufficient to bridge the canyon between what we are now and who we are becoming.
I love your mother, not because she is perfect, but because she is mine to love.
I will pour everything I have into that and count on God to fill in the gaps.
I consider my wife to be a precious gift from God…a gift I hardly deserve.
God’s love for us is so incredibly wasteful. I love Him for that!
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