My
Wife is definitely one of my greatest heroes and this post is really an
expression of the increasing wonder, gratitude and love that I've been feeling
for her lately. This isn't an exhaustive list, but simply the first 10 that
came to mine.
1) Hard
Worker: Gina is THE hardest worker I've ever met! She works two jobs,
teaches a young girls life group, helps at a youth club, teaches a Sunday
School class and has a significant role in the worship team. Somehow, she still
manages to excel at everything she puts her hand to and does it all with a
smile on her face.
2) Loved…By
Everyone: One of my little nieces is an extremely wary little girl; she
often clings to her mum and rarely leaves her side. However, within minutes of
meeting Gina she was playing and laughing with her like she had known her
forever. Gina is now firmly rooted at the pinnacle of the pecking order with
all the girls. This extends beyond children to youths, adults and the elderly.
I've lost count of the all the dear old women that que up after church to give
Gina a hug and thank her for her Piano playing.
3)
Strong: It’s not
easy being a consultant’s Wife, If I work on
Projects in London then I'm away for most of the week and it falls on Gina to do a lot of the stuff I should really
be doing (this week for instance - fixing the boiler). She has never complained about it but soldiers
on, taking it all in her stride.
4)
People
Magnet: Gina is the only person I know who can talk to another woman on
the train for half an hour and come away with a business card and a request to
hang-out sometime. She has a great enthusiasm for life which is infectious to
all those around her. I’d rather do nothing with her than something with
anybody else.
5)
Dancing: Gina has a
dance for just about everything. The most recent 3 I saw were “I got Jelly Belly’s dance, new flat dance, and the Suits theme song dance”. Never fails to make me
smile.
6)
Go-Getter: Gina might
not say she is ambitious but she really is… and I love that about her. She,
like me, wants to be the best at what she does and always strives to do better –
amazing each employer she has had in the UK. When she knows what she wants she
makes it happen and that inspires me.
7)
She laughs at my jokes: Gina gets me, I can
be myself around her and enjoy making her laugh with my quirkiness. She is
definitely my number 1 fan.
8)
She likes to talk: This woman can talk
a lot about anything and though she might not know it, I love to listen. It’s
too quite when she is away and I miss the frequent late night discussions on
how our future could pan out or how we will start exercising and dieting tomorrow.
9)
She’s beautiful: Gina’s a stunner and
I stare at her all the time, even when she is not looking. She does not need
makeup or designer labels to look amazing… She’s simply a natural beauty!
10) Because, for some
inconceivable reason, she loves me: I've never doubted my Wife’s affections for me, even during the rows we have. She
always lights up when I walk in the room. She tells me every day. She proves it
with her patience and shows it with her actions. She loves me.
During these last two years of marriage I have had an
ever-increasing sense of luck and gratitude to be married to Gina.... I love her.
