I’ve been told it’s okay to be selfish every once in a while. I’ve really tried to put out some solid content to help improve your marriage the past few months. This week for #marriagemondaytpstyle 99.9% of you aren’t going to be interested in at all. This one is simply for me because I want to remember this moment for all of eternity.
We were having supper at my parents to celebrate Father’s Day. My oldest sister’s two oldest kids were here spending some time with us and Grandma and Grandpa. Dean, who is almost 4, was finished eating and went and laid down on the floor. Matt told him he had a milk mustache and my mom asked him if he felt alright. He said he was fine, just tired.
A few minutes later, you guessed it, all of supper came up all over the floor and him. Mom jumped into action, old news for her as an experienced mom of three grown kids. I sat at the table immobile, gagging. The part that I want to remember forever is Matt. We don’t have kids of our own and while he is his own version of uncle, super hands-on is not what I’d call it. But yet, as soon as it happened, he was up and carrying Dean to the bathtub. He had his clothes stripped and shower happening before I got over gagging at the table.
It was one of those really special moments that you look at your spouse, after a rough few weeks or months, and feel all the feels. In that moment I loved that man more than I ever have. Couples that stay married for a long time talk about how they love each other more with each passing year. In that moment, I knew exactly what they were talking about.
It was everyday life and a puking kid, but I get goosebumps every time I think about it. Every day life is hard, but moments like those give me reason to put one foot in front of the other. He is an amazing man and I’m so blessed I get to call him all mine!