My Wife

Can I talk to you about Amanda?  She will hate this as she does not want to be put on a pedestal.  But I want to share a little about who she is.  I have tremendous amount of respect for Amanda.  She is an extremely intelligent woman.  I have more formal education but she is far smarter than I am.  She is naturally gifted and picks up things easily.  Amanda has begun university studies through Laurentian and she is currently working on her B.A. in religious studies.  I love listening to her talk about the things she is discovering.  She is far beyond me, even during my Master's studies.  Amanda has also felt called to ministry.  She is a great preacher.  I love listening to her, not because she is my wife, but because she makes the Word of God come alive.  Amanda is a great mother.  She takes care of our physical needs such as cooking (we would be in big trouble if it was left up to me) but she does much more.  Amanda is gifted in working with the kids, helping them to move beyond their misbehaving ways and motivating them to mature.  It sometimes means she catches more flack from them but I find that I have much to learn from Amanda.  I especially appreciate how Amanda has been with the situation with Abby.  She has made sure Abby has exactly what she needs, even if it means fighting with the government.  Abby could not ask for a better mom.  And then there is her role as a wife.  Amanda is an incredible wife.  She takes the time to know me, to truly know me.  She often knows what I am thinking before I say it.  She has supported me through all my dreams and plans.  She has encouraged me an reined me in when I have needed it.  She has prayed for me and listened to my complaining.  I must say that Amanda is extremely beautiful as well.  I look at Amanda and I wonder how she ended up with me.  She gets more and more beautiful with every year.  Most of all, Amanda has made me feel loved.  I could not have been blessed with a better wife than Amanda.  There you go, a little bit of information about my incredible wife.