Ode to My Husband: Knight in Shining Armor

I may not be the romantic "damsel in distress" but I cannot thank God enough for the man He has given me to share my life with. Those of you who know me very well (okay so that's probably everyone reading this blog) know that one of my earliest relationships was disastrous and abusive. This shaped a lot of the way I think about men. Sad to say, my early image of a good man created by the example of my father and my heavenly father were shaken when I experienced a horrible example. Even after all my bad decisions and ugliness inside me that went on for years, God decided to raise me up and show me His glory. He showed me that He only wanted to give good things to his precious daughter. Despite all circumstances and my choices (and my PMDD ha), out of all the men in this world, God chose my Rodney for me. He's intelligent, talented, loving, giving, vulnerable, imperfect as we all are, yet perfect for me. I don't know if this next thought is wrong or what, but sometimes I watch other couples, and I see how they work or don't work together. One couple in our church (who are our good friends, by the way), the wife is beyond submissive and does everything her husband tells her to do, and the husband brags about it openly..."I'm the one in charge; I do whatever I want." Now, maybe that works for them in their relationship, and that's great. But it sure makes me appreciate my beautiful husband who is in complete charge of his family without having to tell everyone or demean me in any way. He cares about what I think and works with me to figure out solutions to problems. He doesn't make arbitrary decisions without talking to me about it. We work as a team. Don't get me wrong, of course we have hardships. Our marriage comes with a little girl who's already hitting her terrible two's way early, 2 step children, an ex-wife, an ex-wife's "life partner," and an ex-father-in-law. I'd take it all any day for the absolute joy of spending the rest of my life with Rodney.