My wonderful wife

Karis is wonderful.  Those of you who know her already know this, but let me elaborate…  Last week was a difficult week for all of us – probably the most difficult in the six months that we’ve been here.  We were just wiped physically, emotionally, mentally… just drained, and I was actually handling it worse that Karis was.  You can read her post about it here.  I pretty much second everything she said there except for the fact that I’ve lost 30 pounds and would gladly take it all back to have a McDonalds here in Yaounde.  =D

At any rate, here’s what makes her so wonderful in the midst of all that.  On Saturday we had to do all sorts of stuff like homework, studying, … you know, all the things you really relish when you’re in a bad mood.  The girls, as always, got up early but I was so tired that I fell back asleep in the middle of their noises.  Next thing I know I’m waking up at 9:00 and Kayla is opening my door to say, “Dad are you ready for breakfast?  Mom made waffles!”  Karis, even though she was “down” and not feeling well had let me sleep very late and made a special breakfast for us.  But that’s not all…

My back has been getting a more and more sore for a while, but Sunday it just “went out.”  I’m not sure exactly what happened, but something made it grab and it still hasn’t really let go.  I was walking around like a 90 year old grandpa on Sunday.  Although it has increased her load because I can hardly even lift Krista,  Karis has been so understanding and, in addition to all her other roles, has now taken on the role of personal trainer working on my back a couple times a day, and helping me stretch it out.  I honestly couldn’t have made it through the last couple days without her help.

What a blessing it is not only to have a wife who loves and serves when it’s easy, but who does it even when it’s difficult.  Like Proverbs 31:29 says, I know that there are many good wives out there, but mine excels above all of them.  Thanks, hon, for your care and service for our family.