the 6:4 man

this is chris,
my husband of twenty-one years
he makes persimmon pudding
puts the seat down
kills spiders
changes tires
washes dishes
travels the world
plays ping pong with his sons
speaks reason into my chaos-mind
and
calls me beautiful
but what i love best?
he's an ephesians 6:4 man
teaching his children
to jesus-walk this earth
and
this is the greatest a man can be

what has god shown you about a family member lately?

linking with - 

michelle for hear it monday, use it on sunday, heather for just write,  joan for sharing his beauty, laura for playdates with god, jennifer for tell his story, jen for soli deo gloria, emily for imperfect prose

troubleshooting

I feel a little too sad to write much. I think about my brother and his wife and children shuffling through life, hurting. Trying to make sense of the senseless. And, my husband, Chris, had to bury our cat yesterday. We had had Flash nearly all of our married life. I'm working on a piece about him, but it just isn't ready. I know I will feel better after church - I always do. For now, here's an old piece that made me laugh when I reread it.

troubleshooting

bits of cardboard
flew out of my printer
hitting me in the face
cartridge jam
open cover
and remove paper
it didn’t say anything about
cardboard
so I checked
the manual’s
troubleshooting guide
it suggested
asking
creative nine-year-olds
about malfunctions
involving
any or all of the following
found in the vicinity
of the printer:
scissors
glue sticks
cardboard
crayons
puzzle pieces
batteries
broken watches
scotch tape
aha