To- Do#12: Love the Nerdy Side

My living room is beginning to look we are preparing for a rocket launch.

It’s official I said to my husband, “You are a nerd!” A smile spread across both our faces and we laughed.

This is part of my husband that deep in the back of my mind I always… possibly…maybe if I tried hard enough, thought I could change.

He is a passionate engineer, loves his job, and it’s beautiful. He is a genius in my eyes. A sexy smart man! Currently he is working from home {aka our living room!}. So oftentimes he has his boy toys spread out across the floor. He is testing new products, trying to fix problems, or programming some spaceship looking objects. Antenna, wires, computers… oh my!

This is not exactly the sweet country home I had dreamt about, at least not yet. But instead of changing his nerdy little ways, in 8 short months, this side of him has become a major attraction to me not a distraction. I am pleasantly surprised to find that I absolutely love seeing my husband engaged fully in his work and enjoying it {most of the time!}.

I have made peace with the fact that my designer decorations can wait. Our little two bedroom cottage is just right for us as newlyweds, even if it doubles as a gateway into the solar system {chuckle}.

I love my drop dead gorgeous intelligent husband!

The thing that I thought would be our biggest point of clashing has become a source of inspiration for me.  

My hardworking husband motivates me to put my heart into everything I do, whether it’s work, relationships, or cooking.

There were moments where I wanted to take his computer and throw it in the garbage, but now I relish in my husband’s uniqueness. To see him succeed in what his heart and hands find to do is my biggest joy! I want my hubby to be free to by himself with me.

And in the end, possibly…maybe… I think… I am the one who needed to change.

Before you pray God changes him, pray first that

God changes you.  

Let your wedding and marriage be a celebration of the differences you both have, and find a way each day to encourage him to be exactly the man God's called him to be!