My husband....

MY Amazing wonderful man! My husband is a man of many talents and dreams... he is completely capable to....

- take care of himself (he did survive as a single man and in third world countries on his own)

-make himself food at any time of the day (he was a chef)

-make his own coffee (he has been a barista for many years)

-pick up after himself (he WAS a bachelor once!)

-plan his schedule

-take care of daily errands

-work enough to provide for us both (he has ALWAYS had a job, even if it was something to just scrape by)

-make his dreams come true (he did just fine without me...)

But what an honor it is to be his wife and to relieve some of these things from him. I love this quote from Luther "Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave." I have been overwhelmed in the past few weeks at how blessed I really am to be called his wife. He loves me diligently and passionately. He appreciates all the small things and the big things too. And he makes me laugh on a daily basis. I take it as a complete honor to love, serve and respect him in anyway possible. Do I really have to get up with him and make coffee and breakfast everyday? No... he is completely capable, but I do it with a joyful heart. Having the kind of relationship we do is not something to take for granted. And if I can do the small things on a daily basis I will count it all as gain! I am so blessed and am so thankful for this man! Thank you God for creating Jordan Patrick Cote!

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character- I have read this a lot of times in my life, but it is such an inspiration to me!

^{10 [b]}A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
¹¹ Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
¹² She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
¹³ She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
¹⁵ She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
¹⁶ She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
¹⁷ She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
¹⁸ She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
¹⁹ In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
²⁰ She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
²¹ When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
²² She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
²³ Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
²⁵ She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
²⁶ She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
²⁷ She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
²⁸ Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
²⁹ “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
³¹ Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.