Reed

God always gives me new reasons to love my husband, and recently there's been more added to the list. What better time to share it with him, and brag to you about him, than today, his birthday!

Many of the things I love are really just extensions of God's grace in his life that cause me and others to glorify God, so feel free to join in!



* He is awesome at his job. Reed is such a cool combination of a people person and problem solver that he can relate the two seamlessly. He can smooth over relations between a client who just wants what they want, and engineers who want to do it the way it's supposed to be done. He knows how to train up newbies to be well-rounded and prepared for anything they'll encounter.



* He's a great dad, patient teacher. Reed is the one teaching Evy about soccer, how to ride her bike, tie her shoelaces. I would LOSE IT! She can be a tough nut to crack when it comes to learning physical things, but Reed hangs in there, encourages her and thinks of new ways to help her.

A spontaneous dancing moment with Evy. (He has on denim shorts.)

* Through this infertility and adoption stuff, we have always been completely on the same page. I know this is really more of God's work on both of us, but it's so amazing. Reed has not been dragging his feet or complained about any of the stuff we've been asked to do. There have been books to read, very thought provoking questions to answer and write out, discussions innumerable, and, of course, the tears. Reed's been with me through it all, not just by my side, but experiencing it, too. It's just been awesome.

Picture taken recently to send to our agency.

* He loves people. Everyone he meets. You're never a stranger for long. Every single Sunday I'm introduced to someone at church and the introducer usually says something like, "...this is Reed's wife..." and the person says, "Oh, yeah, I met Reed the first time I came here!" I just nod my head. He's so good at meeting people and discovering their passion and just getting them talking. It's fascinating. I usually get to the topic of weather and I'm done. He truly cares about everyone he meets and is so energized by people. It inspires me.

* He loves the church. He loves Chuck. He loves the kids. He loves community groups. He loves using his computer skills to help the advisory team make wise decisions. He loves shepherding and taking care of people. He loves to hear how he can help others and loves to do it. There are very few ministries in our church that Reed doesn't have a hand in. (Maybe women's ministry!)

* He loves to serve. In the past months he has hung curtains, two chandeliers (for which he had to take down a beloved ceiling fan), scraped and resurfaced a ceiling, painted walls (even an extra coat that he didn't think it needed), and replaced baseboards. All a labor of love.

Reed emerging from the dining room after sanding. Scary!

* He loves me. He loves me well. He knows me, can anticipate my moods (sometimes), and encourages me. He plans dates, willingly does stuff I love. He talks and listens. He's just so perfect for me.

Happy Birthday, Puppy!!