first comes love, them comes marriage, then comes daddy
This post is for the lovers who loved each other enough to get
married. The ones who thought they knew each other but have spent every
day of their married lives realizing new things about one another. The
ones who were both overjoyed and sick to their stomachs at the sight of
their newborn baby. The moms and dads who are raising their children
to love Jesus and each other. It's also for those children when they
need a reminder of just how difficult raising them can be. Most of all,
this is for my husband on his second Father's Day. 5 years ago, I
never dreamed I would be sitting here in a house with him while the two
most precious little women in the world are sleeping soundly in their
beds.
In the past 5 years, I have seen my boyfriend turn into my fiance, turn into my husband, turn into a father. The last word of that sentence is my favorite. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE that he's my husband - but I love even more that God has given him the privilege of being a daddy to my daughters. And what I love most is that God has allowed me to see him raise our daughters to become godly women.
This
man is the most patient, even-tempered person I've ever met. Compare
that to my emotionally unstable self and we are proof that opposites
attract. He works harder than most people I know and he doesn't
complain about it. He pours everything he has into his job, his family
and the everyday tasks that make our world go 'round. Case in point: he
just came off a 60-hour plus week with 2 nights on call after working a
solid weekend. He didn't even flinch when I asked to go shopping for 7
hours on Saturday. Possibly because we hit up Lowe's, but I'm still
giving him credit. He surprised his parents by bringing the family to
their church on Father's Day. He is currently hanging a new shower rod
in our hall bathroom while waiting on a coat of paint to dry in our
master bath. I appreciate all that. I really do.
He is so much more though. In the middle of one of the busiest weeks in history, he did his best to give our daughters the valuable Daddy Time they so much deserve. When he finally made it home from work, he would give baths and bottles like he had all the energy in the world. He played and tickled like nothing else in the world mattered for a minute. And, to him, I'm convinced nothing else really did.
This is a man who knows all the Frozen songs and is working on the script of Tangled. He chases my 2-year-old around the kitchen island until they are both so worn out they can only collapse and laugh. He thinks it's cool to wear spit-up on his dress shirt and jump on the trampoline while the neighbors watch from their front porch. He is the most wonderful example of sacrificial love as he puts my needs and the needs of our daughters before his own every single day. I've spent the past 5 years getting to know this man and something tells me I've just hit the tip of the iceberg.
In the past 5 years, I have seen my boyfriend turn into my fiance, turn into my husband, turn into a father. The last word of that sentence is my favorite. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE that he's my husband - but I love even more that God has given him the privilege of being a daddy to my daughters. And what I love most is that God has allowed me to see him raise our daughters to become godly women.
Daddy, Aubrey and Avery
He is so much more though. In the middle of one of the busiest weeks in history, he did his best to give our daughters the valuable Daddy Time they so much deserve. When he finally made it home from work, he would give baths and bottles like he had all the energy in the world. He played and tickled like nothing else in the world mattered for a minute. And, to him, I'm convinced nothing else really did.
This is a man who knows all the Frozen songs and is working on the script of Tangled. He chases my 2-year-old around the kitchen island until they are both so worn out they can only collapse and laugh. He thinks it's cool to wear spit-up on his dress shirt and jump on the trampoline while the neighbors watch from their front porch. He is the most wonderful example of sacrificial love as he puts my needs and the needs of our daughters before his own every single day. I've spent the past 5 years getting to know this man and something tells me I've just hit the tip of the iceberg.
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