THANKFUL FOR MY WIFE

99 – NOVEMBER 2011
THINK ABOUT IT

The first “Think About It” was over 8 years ago … July of 2003.
I write them mostly as a portion of legacy for my children and my grandchildren. How Papa’s brain works! The things he thinks about! I don’t give a lot of answers but simply offer matters to consider in their quest for some answers to a spiritual life.

As I thought about this 100th TAI, I decided to share a few of the many reasons why I am thankful for my wife.

* Pat loves her family. She is the memory maker. She would do anything for her family. They are always on her mind and she would drop everything to serve them. She never complains about obligations, inconveniences, or serving.
* She loves me. Through my good times and my bad times*, I can know that she loves me. Her smile is a gift to me … and she laughs at all my dumb jokes. She is faithful and I know she will ‘be there’ through all the thicks and the thins.
* She loves God. This is the best. There is something very special and pure about her love for Him. She lights up when she talks about Him. If she is in a yank about something - I just touch her shoulder, offer a prayer, and she melts like butter. She loves Jesus with an innocent and childlike heart.

Mark 10:15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of
God like a little child will never enter it.”
1 Peter 1:8 “ … you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,”

So …I’m glad I asked Pat to dance (1968). I think I found a good thing!

Proverbs 18:22 “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.






* Disclaimer (fine print) : I once told Pat that she was a “99”. With a proud smile on my face, I explained that she scored “GREAT” for 99 days out of 100 and that she provoked me only 1 day in 100. She became insulted by what I thought was a great compliment. So, I asked her to assign a number for me and that’s when she turned up the heat on our exchange. After being insulted with my high number “99”, she had the audacity to present me with a “50”. A “50?” I wondered if she really understood the numbering system that I had offered and she replied, “Yes! It means, ‘Every other day’, ‘1 outta 2’, ‘If you’re nice today I might not expect it tomorrow’, ‘ET CET ER RUH!!!” I asked “You know why God made Eve?” She answered “No!” I snarled “Neither do I!!” 