I have no words of wisdom this morning.
No motivational quotes.
I want to take a minute and talk to my Life Partner, Troy Wood.
I tell you everyday I love you, usually through out the day. I tell you how safe I feel in your arms, how comfortable I am with you. You know I depend on you for my sanity and your encouraging words. I tell you how much you mean to me in so many ways, lover, friend, companion.
Sometimes i just take for granted you know what I’m thinking, or feel. So let me say this outloud.
I AM PROUD OF YOU.
I am proud of the man you are. I am proud of you for getting up 6 days a week to work and make sure we have a life filled with all our needs.
I am proud of you for helping those that will never be able to return the favor, and those that have no desire to. When doing so, you expect nothing even when it means your work day is longer to make up the time.
I am proud of you for being head strong and not wavering from your beliefs, religious, political, however you stand, you are a man of God and Country.
I am proud of you for never giving up. Life has thrown you some major curveballs and you keep pushing your way through it.
I’m proud of the father you strive to be. Tough love at times, but always there. Teaching lessons to help your children survive life’s curveballs.
I’m proud of the mentor in you. Being there for those who just need a figure in their lives that show them they control their destiny. Every decision has consequences and you share your failures so that they may learn and travel a better and easier road than you.
I am proud of your talent and love of building classic cars. The pride you put into each one, your soul sends a piece of itself out with each one. Your desire for perfection. Each car simple, beautiful and complex.
I am proud of how we have grown together. Each of us peeling layers off with each other neither of us trusted anyone else to see.
I am proud to be your life partner. We are not just married, a piece of paper can make or break that. You are my life partner, the one i will spend eternity annoying. We are forever. I am proud to be yours and call you mine.
I am proud you are secure in our relationship that I can be me, you can be you and we can be us. I am proud to be here with you.
So if I’ve never said it out loud, here it is. I want you and the world to know how I feel about the man that I love. Why i beam when we are walking arm and arm, why i wake with a smile on my face. The reason I am not afraid of what life throws my way.
I love you Big Daddy, way behind my back.
And i am so proud of you.
Sweet Momma
Lorene
