Sunday, February 5, 2012

Acts of Service


I am almost afraid to post this blog because I think every woman who reads this might try to steal my husband.  Most women I know are complaining about how their husbands don't help with the household chores.  They mow the lawn and take the garbage out but often that is where the help ends.  In addition to being, smart, funny, and handsome, Bernie is truly a partner in our marriage. He helps with childcare, cooking, laundry, cleaning, driving the kids to where they need to be, paying bills and grocery shopping, to name a just a few.  In fact, since I have been pregnant and not feeling well, and certainly when I have to travel, he's had to do more than his fair share.  He just does what needs to be done, and doesn't protest too much. In the eighteen years I have known him, I've never once had to make a "honey do" list for him; although I think he'd probably like to make one for me. In addition, his job is very stressful at times and his territory is in southwestern Connecticut, two hours from our house.

Photo Challenge #4 is: Expressing Love. According to author, Gary Chapman, there are five love languages.  The languages are:

1. Words of Affirmation
2. Quality Time
3. Receiving Gifts
4. Acts of Service
5. Physical Touch

While all five languages are important, most people have one that they use to predominantly express their affection.  My husband’s primary love language is Acts of Service.  Can I get any luckier? 

These are pictures I took of him today as he worked on our upstairs bathroom remodel.




I've always told him he should model for Eddie Bauer,
but maybe he should model for Home Depot instead? 

Projects like these in our house are far from easy. When we bought our house, we purchased it from the original owners, and it was built in 1958. They did all of the work on the house themselves, which is admirable, but it wasn't always done in a way you might expect or hope that it would be. To further complicate matters, we don't necessarily have the right tools or the expertise since many of these things we (mostly he) are doing for the first time.  It often takes ten steps to accomplish something that should take one or two steps.  It is Super Bowl Sunday, and we will watch the game later. Instead of hanging out with his friends and watching the pregame show all day, Bernie is installing a sink and cutting and painting moulding, so that I have a nice, new bathroom to use in the middle of the night. If that isn't love, I don't know what is. 

Thank you, Bernie!!!

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