Bona Fide Mama Mandy has made a brag list, not a nag list!

Ten Reasons Why I Brag on My Husband

1. He’s a hard worker. The man works harder than anyone I know. Day and night he is working hard to provide for our family. I can rest assured that during this difficult time, he will never let his family go hungry as long as he is able to work.
2. He’s a great daddy. No Wall-E robot is too insignificant for this daddy to put on his “to find” list. He takes the kids to baseball, fixes meals when I have my hands full with the baby, and he does all of the little things that a good dad needs to do. The kids adore him.
3. He does laundry. Seriously, I hate the folding and putting away part of laundry. Over the past few months, it seems he’s taken over 75% of this annoying chore. There is nothing sexier than coming home from a long day of home school outings to find that the laundry has been dried and put away. Hot.
4. He’s a pirate. Honestly, he’s a fencing and sword fighting instructor. He comes complete with garb and Captain’s hat. And leggings (which I secretly swoon over.)
5. We agree. You know, on the important things. He embraces the unschooling concept, let’s me keep my nursing babes in our bed for as long as I need, (usually) obeys my very long list of dietary restrictions (no hydrogenated oils, no dyes, no HFCS, etc) and he is flexible when things are important to me but not so much to him.
6. He goes grocery shopping. Honestly, how many men would leave early for their jobs or take off in the middle of the night to go to the next big city over so that he can do the shopping? Our city doesn’t have a Whole Foods or a Trader Joe’s and I prefer to have my groceries from those stores. So, he takes care of this for me.
7. Marriage matters to him. Two years ago, I was in a really bad place. As a result, I was ready to leave my family. But he fought. And he prayed. And he dragged me to a Dynamic Marriage class. I’m so thankful for that. I am so thankful that he takes marriage so seriously that divorce truly was not an option to him.
8. He’s a Christian. Just yesterday I was thinking about the days when we were dating and I would talk about “his God”.  Thankfully, he stood by me and was patient and the Lord wooed me and we entered our marriage equally yoked. He’s taught me so much and has shown me what it means to truly have faith.
9. He’s creative. He is always coming up with some new idea for a business or for how to fix something around the house. There is never a project too daunting for him to try and conquer himself!
10. He’s respectful. He was raised by a man who would turn his head whenever an attractive woman walked by simply because he didn’t want to find himself lusting for a woman to whom he was not married. When my husband told me this, I realized how fortunate I am to be the wife of a man who has had that kind of example set for him. While I know that my husband likes red heads, he never makes inappropriate comments about women we see in public or on television. I never have to worry that my self-esteem will be damaged because my husband finds another woman to be more attractive than I. What a wonderful feeling.

I get the feeling Mandy could have gone on beyond 10 things! Thanks for bragging on him with us, Mandy!

Mandy is wife to the sexiest pirate in the world. Mother of 3 (2 boys, 1 girl who wishes she was a boy). Follower of Jesus. Founder and Executive Director of Artsy Mamas, a non-profit organization. Headmaster of the Follow Your Bliss Unschool Academy. Breastfeeding, cosleeping, nontraditional parent. Lover of the B-52′s, rainbows, being healthy, writing/blogging, raw and local foods, everything 80′s, peacocks, helping my community, hot tea, ridiculous chocolate, yoga, neon colors and sit-coms. Learning to trust the unschool process and my Lord. Conquering postpartum anxiety. Squeezing in trips to the bathroom and handmade meals. Listening hard for God’s voice among all of the chaos.

Have a reason to brag, not nag? Please e-mail me at malia@blissfullydometic.com