this man of mine

Fair warning, this is one of those blog posts with way too many pictures and a whole lot of mushy words.

This man.
I have been so blessed by watching this man's heart catch on fire for the Lord right out of high school, show me what it means to be a man after God's own heart, give an example of Christ's love by loving his wife like Christ loves the church and walking into fatherhood being more Spirit led than I could have ever anticipated.

I always believe that God knows exactly what He's doing, but when I step back and look at my husband I know God knew EXACTLY what He was doing when He set Travis apart to be mine.

I couldn't have imagined, in my wildest dreams, that I would be blessed with a husband this perfect.

Not only does he lead me to the Cross daily, along with our son.
But we have everything in common.
We can lay in the floor and laugh all day long.
If life allowed we could just lay in bed and talk about our dreams and desires all day long.
I never get tired of hearing his voice and I know he's never tired of mine.

He held me through my crazy new momma moments and gracefully walked our family through them.
No matter how late I call him crying my eyes out because I had a bad day, he sits on the phone and listens to every word I say.
He prays with me, and for me, continually.
And my heart almost explodes when I watch the relationship and bond that is growing between him and our son.
After long weekends of me facing parenting alone, he comes in and completely takes over, in the best way ever, so that I can get some much needed relaxation. He has never complained about coming straight from work and taking care of Reed, doing a few chores or upset that I don't always have breakfast made.

He understands me and he understands my heart.
That's why I love him so much.

That's how he knew exactly what to do for me for Mother's Day.
He wrote a letter using Proverbs 31:10-31 and described how every verse applies to me.

That is a man after God's, and my, heart.

This letter is exactly what I need for those hard days when I can't get a hold of him. Those days when I miss him and I just need that affirmation and those encouraging words from my husband.

Travis Shook, you are amazing. And everything I could have ever asked for. Thank you for letting Father use you in my life in so many ways. You teach me something new, and make me fall even more in love with you every day.