When I got married I had a husband who worked 9-5 Mon-Fri. Life was predictable and ideal. We didn’t have kids so oh the glory days of sitting down for dinner just the two of us. Fast forward 6 yrs,1 kid at the time and he now works an on call only job. Now picture this, I’m in line at a grocery store, buggy full of food and he calls saying I got called into work I need you home now!! So much for the groceries.
This was not what I signed up for! I had a 9-5 working husband not a drop everything now cause I got a call to work husband. A few weekends ago my mighty man worked 20hrs in 1 day!!! Slept the whole next day, then on the 3rd day worked 12 hours and still has 3 more days of work to go this week! Do I complain? NO, God created Him to be a provider, and He is!!! That weekend was not ideal for him to work that much, my daughter had 2 birthday parties, a friend come over to play, I had a meeting which I don’t brig my kids to as a rule, and to top it all off I fit in a 3hr visit in to the ER cause I got my 1st ever ear infection while being a single Mom for 3 days! I complained about my ear but not the amount of work my husband was putting in.
I think sometimes we get caught up in how we think life “should” look and miss the opportunity to enjoy how it is. I believe life would be like trying to swim up a river if I didn’t accept this IS my life and I will make the most of it. So the day my mighty man of provision worked 20hrs, well family time was the 30 mins in the car driving him from one location to the next. My kids will remember those times where in the mist of life we made the most of it. Life doesn’t have a perfect way, we just get a perfect perspective. So wives encourage your hard working men who provide for your family, build them up and most of all THANK them!!
Family time, saying goodbye to Daddy who now was going in for a 12hr overnight shift!
Exploring life 