My Rock

Even though I’m sharing this for Father’s Day I’m writing this beforehand in one of the lowest places I have been because I want to remember and be able to give credit to my wonderful husband for all the things he has done for our family this past year. On top of working full time at home and picking up the slack of me being pregnant and sick, he has also pretty much singlehandedly taken care of the kids more than I care to admit. When I was pregnant, recovering, and even after, he has spent hours pressing shirts and doing other things to help me finish work in my little business and always encouraging me to go on. When my water broke in the middle of the night 2 weeks before my scheduled c-section, he was my calm and handled everything while I was freaking out. He prays daily with and for our kids, me and the rest of my grieving family. When my dad was sick and passed away, there wasn’t ever a question of where I should be. He did his best to make sure I could be with my mom as much as possible without me having to worry about the kids being taken care of. He (and of course my brother as well-happy Father’s Day to my favorite fur dad bro 😂) has stepped up and taken care of things for my mom that my dad would normally do without even being asked. He has had to work and care for our kids for days upon days when I cannot bring myself to get out of bed and at the end of the day apologizes to ME that I am having such a hard time.

As I begin to heal I still have days where I break down or shut down out of no where. He steps in and hugs me (or leads me to my punching bag 😂) and tells me to do what I need to do and that he has things under control. He remembers important dates of all kinds and also tries to continue important traditions I had with my dad.

He tells me to go ahead and go to sleep if I need to while it’s still light outside while he juggles dishes, laundry, trash, and the boys’ food and bedtime after a full days work. He is beyond what I could have ever expected, hoped for or knew what I would need from a husband and father to my children when I married him almost 7 years ago. Although, neither of us also had no idea our life would look like this either 🤪.

Anyway, on this Fathers Day I want to give him an extra special shout out and recognition for everything he does. When people tell him what a great dad and husband he is for doing these things he laughs and replies, “what kind of husband and dad would I be if I didn’t do those things?” Even though there are so many who do not. So thank you, Caleb. For being my rock on earth this year and always. The best, most loving and caring husband. The most fun and best dada to our kids. I hope you know how loved you are especially today. Happy Father’s Day. We love you, thank you for being you.