Thank you so much for...
Sacrificing so much for our family...
your time
your sleep
your money
your Rat Pack posters
Being such a good daddy...
for sitting on the stairs for hours until she goes to sleep
for pretending to be a pirate
for letting her stretch her feet across your chest when she falls asleep in our bed
for cleaning up "potty time" messes
for laying in the grass with her and looking at the clouds
for randomly bringing home a new toy - just because you were thinking of her
for pretending to fight the "scary ones" until they go away
for watching "Care Bears" when you would much rather watch something else
for answering the same questions over, and over, and over, and over, and over again
for praying with her at night about candy, Uncle Nick, and "George," her stuffed monkey
Being such a good provider
for working hard at all times
for willingly working anywhere to take care of your family
for giving me the freedom to stay home
for giving me the freedom to go to school
for keeping us on budget
for paying all of our bills on time
for giving back to God
for not being ashamed of anything you do because you know your family is taken care of
Being a Christian
for following your calling
for making sure your family is in church
for reading the "Jesus Book" to Mollie before bed
for studying your Bible
for taking joy in discovering new things about God and the Bible
for teaching
for always being honest and full of integrity
for asking me "Is there anything I can pray for you about?"
Being such a good husband
for guarding your time with me
for listening
for telling me how much you love me
for always being faithful
for laughing when I'm being goofy
for serving me
for forgiving quickly and easily
for proofreading all of my papers
for putting up with my moodiness
for dating me
for being my best friend
for never tiring of being with me
for doing the dishes when I make dinner
for bringing home candles and flowers for no other reason than to tell me you love me
for singing in the car with me
for writing me notes and poems and that song
for letting me have time to fix my hair on Sunday mornings while you get Mollie ready
for thinking I'm beautiful when I'm wearing sweatpants, have no makeup, and messy hair
And for everything else
for not letting other people define who you are
for loving your parents and siblings
for loving my parents and siblings
for being quiet and gentle
for liking the rain
for loving music
for being so smart and creative
for being confident
for being silly
Thank you for all of these things and so much more.
I love you
Beth
