In honor of our 13 year anniversary, I thought I'd take a moment and show some love for my hubby. Honestly, I don't even know where to begin. NEVER in a million years did I think I'd marry someone from Arkansas, but I also never thought I'd meet someone so completely perfect for me. Without a doubt, God had His hands all up in our business! Despite only knowing him for 4 months, I decided to spend the rest of my life with him and never once did I question my decision. God gave me an undeniable peace about it. Did I mention I was only 20 yrs old?
Aww, look at us. We were so young and carefree. I was so chubby and Hudson was so skinny...those were the days. And check out that adorable 4 year old in between us. Katie is now almost 17 yrs old and I would be one happy momma if my girls grew up to be as sweet as she is today.
With this being our 13 year anniversary, I thought it would be appropriate to list 13 things I love about Hudson.
1. His Faith. By far, this is the most important. Hudson's faith has seen us through some trying and difficult times. But his calmness during a storm has not only given me a peace, it has helped me grow in my faith....and that's priceless!
2. His love for me. I'm sure this will come as a surprise to most, but I'm not perfect. I know. Shocker, right? Being a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to
certain things and also a tad opinionated, it's a wonder Hudson's still around, LOL. In all seriousness, Hudson is the first to shower me with praise for being, in his eyes, a great mom. He acknowledges on a regular basis, the difficulty of my job and his appreciation for what I do for our family.
3. His love for his children. Hudson began praying fervently for our children before they were even born and he continues to pray with them and for them every day. It's rare that a day or two go by that he doesn't make a comment to me about how sweet and precious our children are. Of course he knows that they are not perfect, but he sees them as the sweet blessings that they are to us. I thank God that my children are blessed to have such a loving father who truly understands the importance of his children having a relationship with their Heavenly Father.
4. He's compassionate. Hudson will be the first person to volunteer to help someone in need (unless it's me, in the middle of one of Abigail's diaper changes!). He has such a sweet heart. When I see Maxwell's sweet and loving personality shining, I know that he inherited it from his dad. I can imagine Hudson at his age...what a sweet, freckled face little boy he must have been!
5. His honesty. The man could not tell a lie to save his life. Unless it involved whether or not he really ate a salad for lunch at work or had dessert, and even then, his facial expression gives him away!
6. His work ethic. Hudson has the best work ethic of anyone I know. He's always gone above and beyond for his employer, cuz that's how he rolls. :) He's a rockstar and kicks butt at work to provide for his family.
7. I love that he insists on being the one who
gets to wake Abigail up in the morning and he loves putting each kid to bed at night.
8. He lets me choose what restaurant we eat at, of course I always take his opinion into account!
9. He thinks nothing of picking up dinner on the way home if I've had a long day and don't feel like cooking. (of course this is rare, hehe!)
10. He takes pride in keeping our grass looking fabulous. And I believe, he has a little yard envy of some of our neighbors whose grass is more mature. Seriously, some of the yards around here looking like the greens on a golf course.
11. He's known as the "Jack of all trades" in our 'hood. He can grill, smoke, fry, stone, construct, paint, stain, plant, grow anything you ask of him.
12. He's smart. If I were as smart as him, I'd go around putting every one in their place! But he prefers sitting back, listening and then giving his thoughtful opinion.
13. He likes playing his guitar for the kids and even made up a silly song for Abigail that makes her dance. So funny!
Okay..I can't stop at 13.
14. He appreciates me. He's said many times he knows how hard it is to be a stay at home mom and he supports me having time for myself.
15. I'm so thankful he's the father of my children. Our kiddos are so blessed to have him as their daddy. Hudson wants nothing but the absolute best for them and he truly enjoys being with them. I think it's sweet that he is a little sad that we are done having children.
I love you Hudson and appreciate you putting up with me for 13 years!!
