Ode To Scott

So yesterday we celebrated Scott's birthday--38 grand years. In thinking about the glory of God and how that manifests itself through my dear husband, I deemed it necessary to blog about the blessings of having not just a husband--not just any husband--but my own precious gift from above, Scott.

There are thousand of characteristics, of course, which would need it's own blogger set up, but I have decided that in the interest of time I would narrow it down to the top 12:

1) Godly integrity. The kid will not cheat, lie or otherwise try and gain things for himself, other than from hard work. Cut corners!? No way.

2) Wise. He is so incredibly sharp and wise. He methodically thinks out every angle and has even been given to using Excel spreadsheets to make various pro and con lists.

3) Peaceful. He desires peaceful resolutions to things. If given a fork-in-the-road decision--he'd rather take the meek road of a gentle spirit than get his own way.

4) Sacrificial. He always puts other people's feelings and wants over his own. He continually gives up his own, well-thought ordered restaurant meal to trade with his impulsive, grass-is-greener restaurant ordering wife.

5) Trustworthy. You can trust him. No, really! You can trust him. If he says he's going to be there, he's going to be there (in accordance with God's sovereignty, of course.) He does not feign sickness just to take a "mental health day" and he would probably walk a mile just to give back a misplaced penny.

6) Patient. He's married to me--need I say more?

7) Athletic. I know, kind of silly and yet it interests me quite a bit. He really likes sports and I like that he really likes sports.... a lot.

8) Handsome. Duh!

9) Maturing in Christ. His truest desire is to follow Christ and mature as he grows in His word. There's truly nothing better than that.

10) Humble. He's humble in Christ and the position of the race that God has placed Him in. In conversation, he purposely lets you talk instead of insisting on his preferences.

11) Brilliant. The kid has some mad math-formulating, statistic-citing skills that rival any Texas Instrument calculator.

12) Humorous, funny, witty. All under the same category of guttural, milk-spewing laughter.

While this isn't an exhaustive list, I do hope that it shows how 38 years of godly living has taken him from his life as a single, softball playing dude--to the glorifying-to-God husband that he is now. May God see fit to bless him with another 38 plus God-glorifying years.

Happy Birthday--I love you, dear Scott!