To the One Snoring in the Recliner :)

there's several things tonight i could blog about....

there's several more things tonight i could rant and rave about...

I actually started a couple and got to about the third or forth line and stopped...

See... the thing I want to blog about isn't a thing.... He's a person. And he's snoring in the recliner just a few feet from where I sit.

Here we are when we were MUCH younger....

He's not a man from some grocery store novel cover... he's the guy you see in the store covered in axle grease on his hands...and a loaf of bread in his hands, because he is stopping by for his wife.
 
He's not a "Christian Grey"... he's the guy that treats her with respect and dignity. He loves her and would never wish to harm her, in any way. He is a gentleman on the street and in the bedroom... he's the man of her dreams.

He's not the guy you see in the bar every night... He's the guy that wants to spend his time away from work with the woman he loves. He's the one that makes sure it's ok with his wife before he goes out of town. He's the one that can't wait to see her when he comes back home.

He's not the guy that is always gone out with his "buds"... He's the guy who's best friend is at home. He's the guy who can't wait to get home to his best friend. He's the one who tells her everything. 

He's not the guy who hangs out with the bad guys... He's the guy that chooses his friends wisely. He picks other men that can give him Godly counsel. His friends are a reflection of who he is.

He's the guy that buys himself expensive toys.... he's also the guy that buys her jewelry or the latest gadget and he freely gives without any expectations of anything in return.
 
He's not the evil stepfather... He's the guy that takes her kids and loves them like his own. He's the guy that makes sure they have the best education and the best clothes and he makes sure that they never feel like they don't belong.

He's the guy that married a family... not just a woman.

He's the guy who loves her above all other things. He's the guy that gets up so early and works so hard that, sometimes, he falls asleep in the recliner. He's the guy that grills when he gets home even if he had a bad day. He's the guy that agrees to disagree whenever the debate gets too intense.

Here we are 10 years later ...and captured by one of those expensive toys... Oh well!

He's her best friend. 

He loves her... despite their differences.... Because of their differences.

He loves her.

And She Loves Him.

And they are happy. :)

 "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." - Ecclesiastes 4:12