My Better Half

This blog is dedicated to Jackie.

Many of you know that I'm going to school to get an MBA and it's been a huge time bandit. In addition to that I'm serving on the High Council. As you can guess I'm not home very much lately and I really, really miss being here. The chance to see the family doesn't happen very often and when it does happen we're often on the move. With Austin playing two sports, Rylie in cheerleading and Colin - just being Colin - Jackie's swamped. I think one of her friends told me that Jackie sometimes feels like a widow. :-(

I totally understand why she feels that way. As I've watched her over the past year I've been amazed at all she's been able to do. But it's the little things that count. She's taking care of four kids on her own at least four days a week. And the other three days I'm home I'm doing school work or we're at church or shuttling kids around to games. Through all this she manages to clean, cook, laundry, shop, teach, volunteer, play, mops, scapbook, stamp, take care of all the skinned knees, disagreements of the kdis, reads, etc. By her SELF!!! I know I spend one day at home and I'm in tears by noon!

I don't feel I've been there enough for her over the past month especially and it's hard. Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for her and the depth of my love and devotion to her. I can never equal her accomplishments no will I try. What she gives to me is a priceless gift - herself. For which, I will forever cherish.