About a year ago I wrote a post about the excitement that I was feeling as the pastor of a young church. In the post, I mentioned how “I am jacked up about the fact that I have an amazing wife who is a God lover first, wife second, and mom third who just so happens to serve along side of me and doesn’t feel the pressure to step into the limelight.” Somehow that post resurfaced and someone spoke critical about that statement…and my wife had this to say:
Sweet, people are arguing over me…wow I feel special!!
I do, however, put my relationship with my husband over my relationship with my kids. Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids to death and have a great relationship with them, but I know, in the end, my kids will leave, and if I have poured all my energy and time into them, and not put as much, or more energy into my husband, we will have nothing. We will have an empty nest and an empty marriage. Not the happily ever after I dream of. So I will continue to have a date night with my husband, I will continue to put my kids to bed at 730 so I can have the evening with my husband, and I’ll keep putting God first, husband 2nd and kids 3rd.
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that’s a great woman you got there! We all love her
You keep her at all costs. Besides God, she is the most important aspect of you being successful. Pour everything into her. In fact, take her flowers this afternoon!
Kudos to Michelle & well said!!!!! Couldn’t agree with her more!!!
she is pretty quality
You Rock Michelle!!! I love you guys!
I always thought people thought I was nuts when I said that next to God my wife was the most important thing in my life. Seems I always got that look and then, “What about your daughter?” Of course I would die for my daughter. But, I tried to be careful to remember that one day she would have a life and family and career of her own. She’s 16 years old now and I already see the truth of that belief. She rarely has time for Mom or Dad, and that’s okay. She’s learning how to fly on her own wings. Thanks Michelle! Those are words that seem much wiser than your years.
Oh! Right! And Jeff, a very wise woman once told me that one of the most important things you can do as a husband is to honor your wife in front of her peers. Good job!
Michelle you go girl! Your priorities are right in line with what God calls us to be as godly women. Actually we need more pastors and wives like you guys who have their priorities in order and maybe the world wouldn’t think it’s crazy. And to think that people wonder why divorce rate is over 50% and even in the church it’s just as high. If your spouse never made it to #2 on your priority list then something else is higher than them which causes the first wedge. Go figure. I’m a God, husband, kids kind of girl as well.