Because I know my husband and his short and sweet
conversations, this may be the shortest post that will ever grace this space…

A letter for him.

Today is your last day of work. I couldn’t be more proud of
you and happy for you. You have spent the past three years of our marriage, and
a couple years on top of that doing whatever you could to support our growing
family. You started off working with kids at a community center after school
and you poured in all you had into that job as if it was your dream job. You
picked up all the hours you could, even doing things that weren’t your actual
job. You worked in retail at Aeropostale, and even though it was your least
favorite job, you did it with everything that was in you. I have never seen
Employers as sad as they were to have to let you go when you started
Gatekeeping at church. When you came on staff at the church, you were so
excited to be doing something for the church, even if it meant cleaning it
every day. Your attitude was to serve the church. I have watched you do that
for the past couple years and I have watched you give everything you had to a
job that wasn’t necessarily your heart’s passion or your big dream. Despite
that it wasn’t what you had dreamed of doing, you treated it as if it was. Not
only did you spend every work hour giving into your job, but you spent many
extra hours giving into the Elementary department where your passion truly was.
I know we always joked about it being your second-non-paying job because of how
much you were there. You never looked at all of these things negatively; you
poured your entire heart into them. For this you inspire me tremendously. You
have a heart to serve like no other, no matter what it is your doing, whether
you really enjoy it or not you do it whole-heartedly.

Now, today is your last day at work and I am overwhelmed
with joy for you. Not because you hated your job, because you didn’t, but
because I believe God is thoroughly blessing you for your heart to serve Him
and in His house. God has opened a door for you to fulfill your God given dream
and calling because you were faithful in the little things. I am so proud to
call you my husband and the father of my son. I am so excited for your new
journey. I am so excited to walk beside you in this new season of life. I am
inspired and truly in love with your heart and I can only imagine what God has
in store for you and for us in this coming season.

I love you, babe.