This past Sunday (8/19) my wonderful wife celebrated a 30-something birthday. I am not about to reveal the number that is for Amy to do if she chooses. (I’m not a smart man, but I do know when to be quiet) Because I’m a little more visible than she is due to my job and ministry, I wanted you to know how wonderful she is and how blessed I am to have her.
We have been married almost seventeen years. God has blessed me with someone who is as called to ministry as I am. She is first and foremost the greatest wife in the world. She cares for me more than anyone else. She laughs at my dumb jokes and silly songs that I make up on the fly. When I get my colloquialisms jumbled and create new ones she goes right along. She is always there to encourage me when I need it and to give me a “swift kick in the rear” when I am hard headed about something. She is my best friend and I couldn’t live without her.
Amy is a wonderful and patient mom to our three kids. She laughs with them and loves to play whatever they are playing at the moment. The kids love to be around their mom. She is always there to help with homework, even when she has her own work that must be accomplished as a 4th grade teacher. Mom is always ready to give hugs, bandage wounds, throw the football with the boys, make things with our daughter, or sit and read with the kids.
Amy loves the Lord more than she loves her family. I am so thankful for her example to our family. She is so diligent to meet with Him and talk about her day, her family, and then to listen to what He desires for her life. The relationship she has with God is what drew me to her almost seventeen years ago. I realized quickly that if I was going to even have the opportunity to date Amy I had better follow the Lord closely, because it was very evident who was first in her life. Even today I know that my walk with the Lord needs to stay fresh, clean, and close because she is counting on me.
I am going to get in trouble for this post. Don’t get me wrong, she isn’t perfect, but she is close in my book. I love my wife and I thank God for her each day. Happy birthday Amy.
