This past month has been rough with my injured ankle, and my husband (Kyle) has been an absolute ROCK STAR! I am feeling extra grateful for his love, help and support so I pulled out a blog entry I wrote last year:

Today I feel gratitude. I feel grateful for so many things, BUT today I mostly feel grateful for “daddy.” I mean–there is so much that daddy does, and so much life that he brings. I feel as if I hear the word “daddy” ALL DAY LONG, even when daddy is at work.

The kids wake up and want to play with daddy. Their favorite breakfast is peanut butter toast with syrup with daddy. The kids need hugs and kisses when daddy leaves (even just to take the trash out). They ask about daddy multiple times while he is gone. Jack tells me that something broke, but “don’t worry! my daddy will fix it when he gets home!” Then daddy comes home for lunch and the kids basically tackle him or hide so that he has to search for them. He barely gets his lunch down before the kids are begging to wrestle or take daddy to their room. Then, another kiss and hug is required when he heads back to work, and everything is repeated until he comes home at the end of the day. The kids pretend to drive daddy’s pick-up, and watch for him to arrive again (this is why our front window is constantly covered in smudges and fingerprints. I’ve just given up, people).  Daddy is their hero. It’s totally true, I mean–as I write this I can hear him singing frozen songs and giving Bert and Ernie impressions into a play microphone. I mean, dang! He is my hero too. Not only is he the center of my kids’ world, but he is a hard worker, godly pastor and stud. He works hard and every other second he is basically pulled between kids or doing something for me. He gives freely of his time to others and gives forgiveness and grace quickly.

I love daddy.

Daddy is the best man in the world and I am grateful today that my kiddos get to watch him, play with him, learn from him, climb on him, listen to Bert and Ernie impressions from him, cuddle him and see Jesus in him.

Yes, kiddos. I love your daddy with ALL MY HEART.