Happy Birthday Sarah

25 things I love about my wife
1. That we laugh together all the time.
2. That you agree with me when I label your hair as 'mousy-brown'
3. That you find joy in simple things such as a cup of tea in the morning.
4. That you fall asleep 5 minutes into every roadtrip (allowing me free rein on the iPod)
5. That you wear flat shoes and that you dress modestly for others, and ask what I think.
6. That you are coming 2nd in the Moore College Rugby League Tipping Competition, and its not a fluke.
7. That you love cooking more than eating.
8. That you encourage me to take leadership.
9. That you care more about what people say about me than I do.
10. That you blog.
11. That you want to spend all our holidays with family.
12. That you are maturing in Christ, and I can see your growth.
13. That you don't let me get away with only giving you half my attention.
14. That you can rebuke me by telling me things like, "You're starting to treat me like one of your mates".
15. That you always remember significant things going on in other people's lives and ask them about it.
16. That you were number 12 in the world at Fruit Ninja.
17. That you are both frugal and yet not afraid to spend money if we need to.
18. That you knit things and make craft just to give away.
19. That you don't complain about your life.
20. That you tell me when I've stopped praying with you, and that I need to 'man-up'.
21. That you love God's people, even when it's hard.
22. That you get on with my family, even when I don't.
23. That you are organised.
24. That you get upset when you hear bad Bible teaching.
25. That you said you'd love me until Christ returns or we are parted by death.

So Happy Birthday wifey. I love remembering the things I appreciate about you, but mostly because it reminds me again that our marriage is based not upon each others abilities or personality, which God may choose to take away at any time, but that we made our promises to each other. I bless God for giving you to me, if only for this lifetime.

Now, enough with the soppiness. I'm about to gag.