My blessing

I am a blessed woman. I know I say that a lot, but I have to, because it is true. God has given us, people, all different gifts that produce fruit...some encourage, some organize, some disciple...oh how the list goes on. I believe that God blessed my husband Nick with a very special and unique gift I like to call "the Andi interpreter" gift. Recently I feel as though I have been a little bit more "on edge" than usual. Now I certainly don't mean lashing out at random people in the street...hopefully I have more inner poise than that. I just mean, there are times when I know I could be taking the higher road than the one I am on. Perhaps it is the holiday craze and the vast excitement that stems from it. Perhaps it is my small business start up frustration (I am not a detailed person and starting a business requires details). Perhaps it's my tendency to cram way too much into an hour, a day, a weekend, a week...then suffer later. In any way, due to my "edginess" Nick always seems to get the brunt of it. Now cue the part about me being blessed because of God's given gift to Nick. When everyone else would start running for the hills, Nick stands strong by my side. He turns up the Andi interpreter and helps me through my freak outs. The challenging thing about me (and hopefully everyone else in the world, just so I can feel normal) is each freak out requires a different solution to get back to normalcy. This is the tough part, where most people could potentially have a failing record. Whether my need is to be alone for a while or have a hug or to talk it out with while receiving not an ounce of advice or talk it out with many solutions solicited by him or exercising or baking or laughing or not laughing...no matter what...he just knows what to do. Ok, now, please know that I am not wearing my rose colored glasses (OK, they may be a very, very light shade of pink...but I think that's alright, he is my HUSBAND after all...hello!!!! Life-Long commitment required). Believe me, we have had to work through our fair share of "difficult conversations" to put it lightly. But as time has passed and debriefing arguments has progressed, he has learned at an unfathomably high rate what to do the next time something happens. Nick having this gift has relieved me tremendously...and in a way given me so much freedom as a person. Sounds funny, but it's true. Bouncing back faster out of a funk, a hard day, a stressful situation, trying times, etc...could be one of the best gifts he could give me. It has also allowed me to open up and say some hard stuff so I can grow more as a person. God also gave him the gift of challenge. He practices on me all the time and for that I am thankful.
I'm not sure how you will interpret this blog, but I suppose this was my outward expression of my inner reflection for 2007. Discovering that because of our marriage, I have never been so happy in whole life. That I thank God for blessing me with a man whom I can laugh and play with...who actually "gets" me and who challenges me to be a better person. I could go on...but I think you get the point.
Life is so short...I choose to drink in life with a full glass. What about you?
Happy New Year to you all!