Today is Martin's 36th birthday. I teased him this morning that he is on the downhill slide towards 40 now, and he teased back that he is just following my lead.
Anyone that knows him can't help but see that Martin is one of the friendliest people they will ever meet. I am so blessed by him everyday, and it is such an honor to know him like no one else does. As an ode to Martin's 36 years, I made a list of 36 things I love about Martin. Of course, there are countless things I love about him, but I have years to tell you about that!
1. He is a man after God’s heart, especially when it comes to loving the orphan, the widow, the refugee, and the hurting
2. His big brown eyes
3. His kissable mouth
4. The way he hugs
5. He loves to spark kids’ curiousity
6. He is playful
7. He is creative
8. How patient he is when he teaches students Chemistry
9. He is curious
10. His willingness to do the icky jobs in our renovations, like taking out toilets and mudding walls
11. He loves dogs
12. His passion for what interests him (like football, the ecology, yogurt, baking, music)
13. He likes to learn new things
14. He shovels our whole driveway in the winter without complaining that I rarely help him
15. He picks up dog poo in the backyard so I can get done mowing faster
16. He makes a great pot of coffee
17. He has a quirky sense of humor
18. He is really patient with me when I am moody
19. He gets up with the dogs in the morning so I can sleep a little while longer
20. He lets me keep feeding birds even though it draws water fowl and squirrels into our yard
21. He thinks I’m beautiful and sexy even though I do not fit the “ideal” of beauty today
22. He is merciful to people who are ill, hurting, poor, hungry, sad, lonely, etc.
23. He is one of those guys who is the friend to other guys that they can call when they need to talk or cry and he never makes them feel weak for doing it.
24. He didn’t give up on the Lions until TODAY after years of hope – he is THAT loyal!
25. He kills spiders and other bugs for me
26. He doesn’t make me feel bad when my leg twitching disturbs his sleep
27. He loves ethnic food
28. He has a beautiful singing voice
29. He confronts me when I’m being a jerk
30. He stood with my family in the most difficult days we faced
31. He has stood by me in sickness and in health
32. He makes me feel significant
33. He loves his family
34. He loves the food I cook, but isn’t afraid to be honest if it didn’t turn out right so I don’t waste my time making something he didn’t like again!
35. He makes me popcorn the old-fashioned way
36. And he’s really good at…okay that’s private!
Martin - I love you! Happy Birthday,
Kel
4 comments:
What a sweet list! Happy birthday Martin!
How sweet!
I must say, though, that I'll trust you on the "kissable mouth" part!
Kelley, your list of 36 things you love about Martin brought tears to my eyes. I've always thought that he was a really terrific son. It makes me so happy that he is a terrific husband too! We are all blessed that God has made Martin part of our lives!
Love, Mom Cinda
(P.S. Papa Mo even printed out the list!)
You know who else loves Uncle Martin?? :)
What a great idea Kelley--maybe I'll make a similar list for Wayne's 40th bday. I'll have to start thinking now though--it'll be hard to come up with 40! HA! KIDDING!
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