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Posted by Danielle Bean in Marriage on Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:00 PM
Here’s a peek at the view from my living room window a couple of days ago.
It’s Dan, with a hammer.
In preparation for the coming winter, we have been replacing some of our windows with more energy efficient ones. And by “‘we” I mean Dan.
Because I don’t do that kind of thing. He does.
When we were dating in high school, Dan once drew me a picture of a rabbit. I held on to that drawing for years because it was something he had made with his own hands—for me.
Little did I know that years later, he would go on to build me an entire house. With his own hands—for me.
Some women long for romantic gestures—flowers, candlelight, and long walks on the beach. And I guess those things are okay. But give me a guy who fixes what needs fixing, who takes care of what needs taking care of, who wrestles a toddler into his pajamas and tucks him into bed.
Give me a man who does what needs doing—with his own hands, for me.
I’m not sure where that old drawing of a rabbit is today, but I’m not worried. I don’t need a drawing. I’ve got something longer lasting still.
(cross-posted at The Anchoress)
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Gotta love a man who can make things. Over half of our basement is occupied by my husband’s wokshop but I don’t complain. He can build me most anything and the kids have a fabulous treehouse/playscape that he designed and built (and the pictures of the helpers working with him are priceless.)
You are soooo lucky; I use to say that my husband (now deceased) didn’t even know where the circuit breaker was in our house…ha ha….......he was not handy at all; I knew more about “taking care of the house” than he did…....yes, I think I would go for a husband such as yours instead of the wine/dining/flowers/overly romantic type——your type of husband is the “most romantic”——-God bless him in his work…...he is a St. Joseph the Carpenter here on earth….............
I love that post! So true!!! Men can show their love and appreciation in so many different ways we just have to be aware of them. My husband built the kids a playhouse and some step planters for myself. He may not wash the dishes or vaccum the floors all the time, but he does things for me I can’t do myself. Thank God for the special men in our lives 
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