6 Lessons I Learned from My Daughter on How to Love My Husband....

The beautiful little girl in this picture is my youngest daughter posing with her dad, my hubs. And let me tell you, she adores her daddy. No matter what is going on and no matter what happens, this girl loves her daddy. It even astounds me. She is the poster child for unconditional love. I really have to hang my head in shame, because my unconditional love muscle needs some conditioning and strengthening. I'm not the best at it. No matter how hard I have tried or what I overlook, I still seem to have a problem treating my guy with the same loving-kindness on a consistent basis. I still have a hard time holding my tongue when he forgets to call if he's going to be too late, or brings home tacos when I've made a gourmet meal. 
But God is still helping me.
Anyway, I began to observe my daughter and her interactions with her dad and, as hard as it is for me to admit, I can learn a few things from her. 

1 Corinthians 13:7

"Love bears all things, 

believes all things, 

hopes all things,

endures all things." (ESV)

1. She is always happy when her daddy comes home. 

    No matter what, she yells "Daddy" and runs to the door when she hears his keys turning the lock. Regardless to whether he's gone for a few minutes or all day. she shows him how much she misses him when he's gone. 

2. Even when she gets in trouble, she doesn't get angry at him.

    She may do something wrong and get punished for her wrongdoings, but she always treats him with love and respect. She never stops talking to him, never yells, and even if she shed a few crocodile tears, it never changes how she treats him.

3. She always wants to spend time with him.

    They sit and watch TV eating chips and salsa, just the two of them. He takes her out to ride her bike, or she just sits next to him while he sleeps. She makes sure that she always spends time with her daddy.

4. She asks him about his day.

    When he gets home from work, she asks him how his day was. Even if it was horrible and he is all stressed out and tired, he tells her it was great. 

5. If he's not home when it's her bedtime, she always call him to say good night.

    Faithfully. Every night. She calls and asks him where he is, if he's safe and makes sure he's on his way home.

6. She hugs him almost constantly and tell him she loves him.

   She's always finding a reason to give him a hug, tell him a joke or tell him she loves him. When she wakes up, before she goes to school, when she calls him, before she goes to bed; "I love you, Daddy".

I realized that she loves her daddy without finding fault with him. If I wanted to love and respect him with a pure love, I had to put some wide-eyed innocence back in my marriage. Yes, we've been through a lot, but he's still my husband, and love and respect is what I promised him when we got married. It wasn't supposed to be dependent upon him remembering our date night or leaving wet towels on the floor after he showers. True love isn't wishy-washy. It believes, it trusts, its hopeful an it stands NO MATTER WHAT. 

So, even though she's my daughter and a fraction of my age, she's teaching me how love the the man God blessed me with. And I'm grateful for every lesson.

I'll tell her one day....