Think Pink : More Than a Man

Sunday, June 18, 2006

More Than a Man

I would like to say a few things about my husband because I think he is a remarkable, amazing, incredible husband and father. He, as always, will argue and say no, he's just a man like any other, but I disagree.
See, any person with right amount of testosterone and biological attributes is a man. Men are a dime a dozen, or more. You don't even have to do anything to qualify for that category.
*You can create children, but you don't have to stick around to love them, support them, teach them, tickle them and tuck them in bed at night to be a man.
*You can "have" a woman, and even a wife, but you don't have to be committed to her through mountains of garbage that present themselves in life. You don't have to cherish her or spoil her or put your needs after hers time and time again to be a man.
*You can work, or not, but you don't have to spend hours of your time listening to, counseling, caring and teaching those who have "just a man" in their lives too.
*You can build a career or work a string of meaningless jobs, but you don't have to become a leader in your field and give it up because the call of God on your heart leads you elsewhere.

Yes, you can be a man and do none of the things I have mentioned above and still be "just a man."

It takes someone remarkable to do things my husband does daily, weekly, monthly and often without the thanks and appreciation he deserves. You are more than "just a man," my love. You are my husband and best friend, the other half of my very soul. You are the amazing father of our beautiful children, and if I teach them nothing else in this life, it will be that marrying a man just like their Daddy will be best thing they could ever do for themselves.

I love you.

He is friend and pastor to many.

He's the husband and lover of one.

He's the father of three.

He's much more than just a man.

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