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A Message to a Hardworking Husband

July 16, 2017

Dear Hardworking Husband,

It’s me, Hardworking Wife. We make a good pair, don’t we? Me in the home, and you outside the home. But, I would be remiss if I didn’t give credit for all the wonderful things you do in the home, also. Like loving the kids and me really well. And leading our family spiritually. And helping out with the kids and doing the dishes.

Dear Hardworking Husband,

I see you. I see you keep going when you feel like giving up. I see you press on when exhaustion threatens to hinder you. I see you being strong when you have every excuse to be weak. I see you deprive yourself of much-needed rest in order to get the job done. I see you sacrifice so that we can have. I see you struggling to keep your eyes open when the kids seem to never close theirs. I see the intentional effort you pour into building our young men.

Dear Hardworking Husband,

I feel you. I feel the commitment you have to our marriage. I feel the devotion with which you serve us. I feel the love surge over our children and me. I feel your strong and calloused hands that are a testament to true manhood. I feel your feet touch mine under the covers after a long day, whispering that I’m still the one. I feel your desire for life to slow down a little; for things to be a little more like they were before kids, careers, new old houses that need maintenance, cars that need fixing, and countless other daily demands.  

Dear Hardworking Husband,

I know you. I know the responsibility you feel to provide for our family. I know you are a man of loyalty and integrity. I know how seriously you take your role as the head of our household. Wow, do I respect that about you! I know that you wonder if you’re enough. If it’s all enough. I know your ambitions and that you wish for more. 

Here’s what I want YOU to know. I want you to know that you are all I will ever need. I want you to know that the kids look at you with admiration and want to be exactly everything you are. I want you to know that you are enough. It is all enough. I want you to know that these busy days will pass before we know it and that you will still be the one! I want you to know that I don’t say it enough and I don’t acknowledge it enough, but, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your endless labor, for fiercely loving our family, and for being an undeniably hardworking husband.

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