One of the greatest Joys for me as a husband is to see other people love my wife well.
This past year, in midst of some very large transitions, God has provided some incredible friends and community for Katie and I. Specifically, I have been so honored and refreshed to see women invest in and become interested in the life and well being of Katie. Katie has at times shared with me that she can feel unknown and misunderstood. No matter how hard I try to understand, know and pursue my wife, I have limits as a man, as a husband, and as a person. Praise the Lord that God has not called me to be everything for my wife; although I have to admit there are times when I try.
I can't tell you the joy that it brings me to watch other women draw Katie out, affirm her innate beauty, admire her giftings, trust her heart, and share in her joy, pain, sorrow and laughter. I love to watch Katie in conversation with people when they finish each other's sentences, exclaim in the truths that are being unearthed, and when they even cry with each other. How cool!
I will also say, because I know the same is true for me with my friends. When a person feels known, in general, when a person feels supported, and when someone's life speaks to another, "You are not crazy. You are not alone. I enjoy you." There is a great deal of peace that permeates through all of that person's relationships. I know that Katie often times doesn't understand me. Let's admit it, I can be a complicated being. But the beauty is, she doesn't have to! And when I take that pressure off of her, there is a lot more opportunity to get to know me because we are both at peace in the process.
So thank you to all of you who have taken the time to get to know my wife. She, I know, appreciates it, and so do I!
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