Simple Smile

Hello you awesome husband-loving wives out there, this blog is for you! I had a wonderful thought today and it wasn't about how I wanna shape up my tush or cut back my calories or even write down another affirmation on a post-it to stick on my mirror. The thought was about my husband. It was a small simple thought but it was about him. He gave me a smile and I was suddenly launched into a state of gratitude.

Here is a guy who hasn't made a ton of money, he hasn't become the ultimate fighting champion, he hasn't played on the PGA tour and he has never been sky diving. In worldly eyes, he would be about as important as the Z-list celebrity's mail man (who gets mail anymore anyway). But you would never know if you saw the way he smiled at me today.

Now I'm not writing this blog to brag about my husband, but I'm writing to remind us (me and you, of course) that our husbands work hard for us. They carry the weight of a provider, protector, lover, counselor (once a month), father, brother, son and husband. My husband continues to face each day in this struggling economy. He continues to wake up and do his best to provide, even if it's not a ton of money. He continues to fight and protect our family, even if he's not the ultimate fighting champion. He continues to laugh and play with us, even if he's not on the PGA tour. He continues to take risks for our dreams, even if he's not jumping out of an airplane.

So here I write about the Husband That Could because if we don't believe then what is he fighting for.

Challenge: Give your husband an extra long hug tonight.