gratitude challenge day 4

Today I'm thankful for my dear husband. I'm thankful for him everyday, but today I really thought about why. He is so solid. He is truly the anchor of our family. The way his mind works amazes me. He processes information very differently from me, yet he seems to have such clarity about things once he's analyzed them. He likes to say he thinks "outside the box." I think that's probably very true.

He is a wonderful spiritual leader. In the years we've been married he's grown so much in his faith and knowledge of God. He studies hard to increase that knowledge, and when I question something he usually has an answer. It is a treat for me when I come across a piece of information he doesn't know.

He is insightful and discerning about people, issues, and circumstances. It's the kind of thing where I'll struggle with how to handle a situation and he'll come up with something that seems completely off-the-wall, but as things develop it usually turns out he was right. I think the difference is that my first instinct is always to address the symptoms of a situation, while he looks past the specifics to the underlying cause or motivation.

He is God's gift to me in a hundred different ways, and I don't appreciate him enough. But I am grateful for him today. Thanks for always being there, K. I love you.