Happy (Late) Birthday to my Favorite Man!

Life has been a whirlwind these last few weeks (in many very good ways), and it seems as though Jared and I haven't sat still together in a very long time, including on his birthday. We knew that this would be the case, so I promised him we would celebrate his birthday this weekend. A little late, but hopefully it will be just as sweet.

He turned 35 about 10 days ago, and with that in mind, I've composed a list of 35 reasons (in no particular order) why I love and adore him and am so proud to be his wife. If you have a favorite reason to add to the comments, please feel free to tell him why YOU love him too. :-D

Happy Birthday, Babe!

35. He is obsessed with zombies. I am not; however, I can't help but find it endearing. I'm honestly not sure why. . . .

34. He drives everywhere we go together. Even if it's a veeeeeery long drive. Because he knows I hate to drive.

33. He loves watching football with me and doesn't mind that I'm *mildly* obsessed with it.

32. He loves my cooking.

31. He is one of the best writers I have ever read. (But he doesn't agree with that statement.)

30. He is introverted, but he loves people too much not to reach out to them.

29. He brings me chocolate truffles for almost every special occasion we share.

28. He loves my family. And they're pretty much nuts, so that's kind of a big deal.

27. He loves bulldogs.

26. He is absolutely positive that Sasquatch and Champ exist.

25. His heroes are people like the apostle Paul, John Piper, Matt Chandler, etc.

24. He loves books, especially old books.

23. He honors and respects the elderly.

22. He is my favorite pastor in the whole wide world.

21. He makes me laugh, and he LOVES it when he makes me laugh.

20. He is so much smarter than I will ever be, but instead of making me feel stupid, he teaches me.

19. He probably would like to roll his eyes at my stockpile of scrapbooking supplies and jigsaw puzzles, but instead he enjoys that they make me happy.

18. He loves family outings when we can all be together.

17. He was a single Dad for 9 months while we lived apart. I don't know how he did it.

16. He cares about orphans.

15. He wants lost people to be saved more than anything in the world.

14. His best friends are all men of integrity.

13. He has earned the respect of people of all ages because of the way he cares for them.

12. He still can't believe he is a published author.

11. My coffee always tastes better when he makes it for me. ;-)

10. He is proud of me.

9. He loves all different kinds of great music.

8. He LOVES all the Cajun cooking my family introduced to him, like boiled crawfish, gumbo, red beans and rice, etc.

7. He loves new adventures.

6. He followed God's calling all the way to Vermont.

5. He likes to build fires and hang out around the firepit. I love that!

4. I can't imagine raising my girls with anyone else.

3. He thinks being a pastor is about MUCH more than preaching on Sunday morning. :-D

2. He adores our children.

1. He desires to know Christ more and better every single day, and he actively pursues that desire. How blessed does that make me?