At work one day, we were talking about husbands or something....IDK really remember the whole conversation. Anyway, all of the sudden, one of my coworkers puts her finger in the air and says "I loooove my husband" It was pretty funny.
Ok so moving on....
We were in church last Sunday - Father's Day. And of course, b/c it's Father's Day, the sermon is being "directed" at the guys. He was talking about when Adam and Eve sinned in the garden and Adams behavior in that. At one point the pastor says that there are two things he tries to make sure his sons understand about being men. The first is that real men are not passive. The second is that real men take responsibility for their actions.
This is exactly James.
He's so not passive. He's so not passive that sometimes it drives me up a wall. But I know - if I'm doing something wrong, if I'm sinning, if I'm digging my heels in and dragging our family down the wrong way....he absolutely does not let that fly. Like gossiping....as I've said before, I enjoy gossip. If James hears me gossiping, he tells me to stop. If he thinks I'm gossiping - even if really I'm only gossiping a little and mostly I'm just complaining (which is equally bad I guess lol) he tells me to stop. I have some friends who's husbands are either not aware when they are not acting in a Godly manner, or maybe they just don't really care that much. Their husband's are passive when it comes to their wives behaviors. As much as James sometimes drives me crazy, I know that most of the time, he's going to do what is right. And most of the time, he's going to make sure I do what's right as well. And for that, I really am thankful. He's a great leader for our family.
James is also great at taking responsibility when he has done something wrong. When he points out to me that I'm not acting right, I typically get defensive before I say "you're right and I'm sorry." This is something I'm working on, but it's hard. Most of the time, when I point out that he's wrong - he's acting hypocritical or something - he's very quick to say that he is wrong and accept responsibility for his actions. I'm thankful for that to.
James is a great example to Corbin (usually - there are moments when I wonder what or even if he's thinking. Like when he lights paper on fire in the house and things of that nature) I'm so glad Corbin has a great daddy to look up to. I'm so thankful he has a good example of how a man should act - how a man should treat his family, etc. I'm so glad I agreed to marry him :)
Ok so moving on....
We were in church last Sunday - Father's Day. And of course, b/c it's Father's Day, the sermon is being "directed" at the guys. He was talking about when Adam and Eve sinned in the garden and Adams behavior in that. At one point the pastor says that there are two things he tries to make sure his sons understand about being men. The first is that real men are not passive. The second is that real men take responsibility for their actions.
This is exactly James.
He's so not passive. He's so not passive that sometimes it drives me up a wall. But I know - if I'm doing something wrong, if I'm sinning, if I'm digging my heels in and dragging our family down the wrong way....he absolutely does not let that fly. Like gossiping....as I've said before, I enjoy gossip. If James hears me gossiping, he tells me to stop. If he thinks I'm gossiping - even if really I'm only gossiping a little and mostly I'm just complaining (which is equally bad I guess lol) he tells me to stop. I have some friends who's husbands are either not aware when they are not acting in a Godly manner, or maybe they just don't really care that much. Their husband's are passive when it comes to their wives behaviors. As much as James sometimes drives me crazy, I know that most of the time, he's going to do what is right. And most of the time, he's going to make sure I do what's right as well. And for that, I really am thankful. He's a great leader for our family.
James is also great at taking responsibility when he has done something wrong. When he points out to me that I'm not acting right, I typically get defensive before I say "you're right and I'm sorry." This is something I'm working on, but it's hard. Most of the time, when I point out that he's wrong - he's acting hypocritical or something - he's very quick to say that he is wrong and accept responsibility for his actions. I'm thankful for that to.
James is a great example to Corbin (usually - there are moments when I wonder what or even if he's thinking. Like when he lights paper on fire in the house and things of that nature) I'm so glad Corbin has a great daddy to look up to. I'm so thankful he has a good example of how a man should act - how a man should treat his family, etc. I'm so glad I agreed to marry him :)
