Wednesday, September 23, 2009

I want my children to know what an amazing Father they have...

Eric paid me some of the most sincere, thoughtful compliments Sunday on our drive home from church. I didn't even realize til he took my hand and told me he was proud to be my husband how much I crave such things from him. What do I love about the way Eric gives compliments? They are so specific. Not just "you gave a great talk" or "your lesson was great" or "you look great"... but "I love how organized your thoughts were; how focused and yet spoken from the heart" and "you are so comfortable in front of the class and good at engaging discussion" and "you looked radiant with your hair up today; liked the bead do-dads. and you have such a beautiful, graceful neck--of course I really liked that too".:)

Ah, how I love this boy! He makes me feel like the person I want to be!

6 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh this is so perfect. I think that one of the best things we can do for our kids is to show them how much we love our spouse. I'm sure you'll do great at it. :)

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  2. Husband of the Year! Seriously those are wonderful compliments. Weston always asks me if what he just said was a compliment or not. I think Eric just raised the bar on if I answer him yes or no. :)

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  3. You're right, Elisa. He is a pretty great guy! What a thoughtful guy. Even when his mind is so focused and crammed with school and church stuff, he remembers how important his partner is.

    I love you!

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  4. I wish I could say it was all my doing, but some kids just come hardwired a certain way...he's always been a good kid. :)

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  5. Where do I get one of those??? :) I do think he should get husband of the year!! Yay Eric!

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