Yesterday, after work, I stopped at the grocery store to pick up some supplies to make some chili. I love this time of year, not because of the rain and the dark and dreary days, but because of the food! With fall comes all sorts of hot drinks and hot food, especially hot soups! And I love soup! So I picked up the ingredients and headed home to take advantage of the non rainy evening.
I put on my running pants and a warm top and laced up my shoes and out the door I went, but before I left, I wrote Peter a little note asking him to start the dinner if he got home before me. I knew he was going to be late at work, but thought just maybe he would be home before 6?
Well, bless that man, around 5:30, Peter called me to inform me that he was going to be late. He not only called, but he also apologized. Seriously? That man blew my socks off! I told him that I wasn't even home, so it didn't matter, and to take all the time he needed.
And as I hung up the phone with him after telling him I loved him and thanking him for calling, I noticed that my eyes were a little teary. And I nearly started crying right there on the track - just felt so very thankful, for this man, my husband, for this baby, little buddy, for my blessings, too many to count.
And I wasn't upset that Peter was going to be late or resentful that he wasn't going to be home to start dinner - in fact, I truly didn't care in the least! And I even found myself asking him...what can I do for you? He was all stressed about work and feeling overwhelmed with all sorts of projects and deadlines looming over his head. The last thing he needed was an unsupportive wife, this I knew, but he did need some food, this I also knew! Thankful for my husband and his heart and thankful for the way the Lord has worked in my own heart to truly teach me how to best love and support my husband.
And I am thankful for my able body, even if it does have some extra weight on it - it's for good reason! It felt so good to be outside using my legs and I even picked up the pace and ran for 20 minutes and man that felt good.
And I'm extremely thankful for the new bathroom I am going to get - new tiles, new toilet, new sink with cabinet, new medicine cabinet, new fixtures! And we broke ground on it tonight, or maybe I should say Peter and Cristy broke ground on it! This is the one thing I really wanted for my 30th birthday, and I have been asking for it since we moved into our house last March, and Peter has finally granted me that wish. I mean who tiles a bathroom floor with white tiles? Slightly ridiculous if you ask me - so that HAS to change.
Signing off with a thankful heart,
Malia
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