Today is Alex's 25th Birthday. It hit him hard last night when he was pondering how long until we turn 50 and he said, " So, in 30 years, when we are like 50... NO, oh my gosh, IN 25 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!"
So in honor of my sweet husband turning a quarter of a century, I would like to share just 10 of the many things I love about him.
1. He loves Jesus humbly. Alex steadily and humbly follows Jesus in a way that always amazes me. My favorite moments are when I walk into his office and he is sitting with the Bible wide open, writing down prayers and thoughts in his journal.
2. He is growing into a Man. I think this is a perk of marrying young, like we did. Of course, Alex was a grown man when we got married, but over the last 2 years, and especially in the last 9 months, I have seen him grow so much into adulthood. Watching him lead us in support raising, watching him give talks in front of 250 students, watching him take initiative in ministry. He is just growing up. :)
3. He still can make me laugh like no one else. This was one of the reasons I fell in love with him and its still true today. He is just so funny.
4. He is right in all the places I am wrong. He is still the clean one and I am the messy one. He is my "rest coordinator" when I work too much. He is my "technology minimizer" when I am surrounded by my phone, kindle, laptop, and ipad doing work on all of them. He isn't afraid of what people think about him, when I am struggling to seek approval from others.... oh the list could go on and on.
5. He still lets me tease him. Teasing is my love language. I love to tease and I love to be teased. Maybe its the youngest child in me. :) Anyways, Alex is always a good sport when I tease him, which is almost everyday. He just has a few quirks that can't go by un-teased.
6. He has great taste in music. I think it is rare to marry someone where you barely have to compromise on any music choices with. We have seen a few great concerts in our time together, but my favorites are our own personal concerts when I'm crazily dancing around the room and he is just reading or something chill.
7. He is FINALLY figuring out things he loves. When we first got married he had no favorites. He was pretty "middle of the road" about everything. Well this does not fly around me, the creator of annual "100 things I love" lists. Alex is now really starting to love things! He loves Manchego cheese, collecting Starbucks mugs, grilling, Fantasy Basketball, and Spikeball. I love encouraging his new loves and jumping on every bandwagon he wants to jump onto.
8. He is always up for one of my adventures. He lets me get excited about new places to visit or new restaurants to try out. I planned our summer vacation for this July, and he still barely knows where we are going.
9. He is actively fighting sin. I remember before marrying him someone asked, "Is he humble and teachable?" This was important because he would never be perfect, but if he was humble and teachable to the Lord, he would actively fight sin. I love seeing him do this. A great example is that he is fighting passivity in marriage, by intentionally thinking of a question to get to know me everyday. Obviously, this is serving me, but his heart behind it is what means the most.
10. He breathes freedom into everything I do. Whenever I am feeling unsure, insecure, or stressed, Alex is so quick to breathe freedom into whatever I am doing! I see this most in finances. Alex trusts God so much with our money, so when I start to get worried or want to buy a new shirt, he is quick to breathe freedom by showing me the budget, reminding me of how God provides, and encouraging me to buy the shirt.
Well, that is my wonderful husband. I think I love his birthday more than he does, because without his birthday, I wouldn't have gotten to spend my life with him!
So in honor of my sweet husband turning a quarter of a century, I would like to share just 10 of the many things I love about him.
1. He loves Jesus humbly. Alex steadily and humbly follows Jesus in a way that always amazes me. My favorite moments are when I walk into his office and he is sitting with the Bible wide open, writing down prayers and thoughts in his journal.
2. He is growing into a Man. I think this is a perk of marrying young, like we did. Of course, Alex was a grown man when we got married, but over the last 2 years, and especially in the last 9 months, I have seen him grow so much into adulthood. Watching him lead us in support raising, watching him give talks in front of 250 students, watching him take initiative in ministry. He is just growing up. :)
3. He still can make me laugh like no one else. This was one of the reasons I fell in love with him and its still true today. He is just so funny.
4. He is right in all the places I am wrong. He is still the clean one and I am the messy one. He is my "rest coordinator" when I work too much. He is my "technology minimizer" when I am surrounded by my phone, kindle, laptop, and ipad doing work on all of them. He isn't afraid of what people think about him, when I am struggling to seek approval from others.... oh the list could go on and on.
5. He still lets me tease him. Teasing is my love language. I love to tease and I love to be teased. Maybe its the youngest child in me. :) Anyways, Alex is always a good sport when I tease him, which is almost everyday. He just has a few quirks that can't go by un-teased.
7. He is FINALLY figuring out things he loves. When we first got married he had no favorites. He was pretty "middle of the road" about everything. Well this does not fly around me, the creator of annual "100 things I love" lists. Alex is now really starting to love things! He loves Manchego cheese, collecting Starbucks mugs, grilling, Fantasy Basketball, and Spikeball. I love encouraging his new loves and jumping on every bandwagon he wants to jump onto.
8. He is always up for one of my adventures. He lets me get excited about new places to visit or new restaurants to try out. I planned our summer vacation for this July, and he still barely knows where we are going.
9. He is actively fighting sin. I remember before marrying him someone asked, "Is he humble and teachable?" This was important because he would never be perfect, but if he was humble and teachable to the Lord, he would actively fight sin. I love seeing him do this. A great example is that he is fighting passivity in marriage, by intentionally thinking of a question to get to know me everyday. Obviously, this is serving me, but his heart behind it is what means the most.
10. He breathes freedom into everything I do. Whenever I am feeling unsure, insecure, or stressed, Alex is so quick to breathe freedom into whatever I am doing! I see this most in finances. Alex trusts God so much with our money, so when I start to get worried or want to buy a new shirt, he is quick to breathe freedom by showing me the budget, reminding me of how God provides, and encouraging me to buy the shirt.
Well, that is my wonderful husband. I think I love his birthday more than he does, because without his birthday, I wouldn't have gotten to spend my life with him!
Hey Jess~ I actually read your blog a lot because your Gchat messages intrigue me....Love this post...so sweet!
ReplyDeleteI am guessing this is Audrey... but either way, I am so glad you liked it! :) You two were officially the first married influence on my life! (outside of my parents, of course!) <3
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