My wife is like a Classic Car

I was just perusing my beautiful wife's blog and found a post that inspired me to put down some thoughts. (I mentioned some of this in the comments on her blog.) I must have expressed my lover for her in one or more of my past posts, but I must do it again to begin to express exactly how much I do love her.

See, when I was on my mission, I heard it said that the hard you work in the mission field, the hotter your wife would be. And so even in the hardest times of all, I remembered that thought, and worked through it. If you have met or seen my wife, you might say to yourself. No one in the world has the physical ability to work hard enough to deserve such an amazing and beautiful woman. And you are right. On the mission I learn the value of work and expressing faith, Meeting my wife as taught me how the atonement works. I worked, and I worked hard, but the Lord blessed my greatly by returning so much more that I deserved. Our Father in Heaven asks us to do our best, and the Atonement of Christ makes up for our short comings. Neat eh? at least I think so everyday when I see my wife.

Now to the part about her post... She has had a few..."health concerns." In our married life I have spent time in surgery waiting room EIGHT times for one thing or another. yeah, we've be married just 8 years. She has Asthma, Lupus, and has had her Appendix and 1/2 of a lung extracted. At one point (actually... several points) I was asked how we dealt with her health problems, and if they were a strain on us. (IDIOTS) As in all things, I believe we really do choose how we will react to stuff in life. Whether it ispeople, or situations, we choose how we will feel. (Certain exceptions can be applied for chemical issues like MDD, GAD and other imbalances.) But we just keep smiling and I realized one day how similar my wonderful wife is to a classic car. Classic Cars are beautiful to look at, noticed by everyone, dreamed about by many, but they are very expensive to maintain... And you always realize it's worth every penny.

I do love my wife, she is my world.