10 Things I Love About You ybaB!

Thirty five years ago God in His infinite wisdom thought about me, and knitted together the love of my life Jaymie Pottinger. God blessed the womb of my mother-in-law when He created a first-rate man for me. Although not perfect, he is best suited for me. The journey of our marriage has been paved with bumps, curves, plateaus, valleys and mountains. It has been a kaleidoscope of refining, imperfect, maddening, joyous, agonizing and elating experiences that I would not trade for the world.  This very limited medium will not afford me the opportunity to share all the wonderful and amazing things that I love about you, and so I chose 10.

Ten Things I Love About You

1. I Love Every Single Inch of your Anatomy. “His hands are rods of gold set with beryl; his abdomen is carved ivory inlaid with sapphires, his legs are pillars of alabaster set in pedestals of pure gold.”(Song of Solomon 5:14-15). When I first read this particular passage, I wondered whether or not the Queen of Sheba had ever seen you the way I have. These very words echo the sentiments that only I can know whenever granted the coveted opportunity of beholding all of you. Sometimes pinching myself is not enough to remind me that you are mine. My eyes feast on you, and your delicacies are meant for me only. You, undeniably satisfy me in every way conceivable. I am completely and utterly smitten by you.
2. I Love the Way You Dress. Your sense of fashion and style is impeccable. Fitted shirts, fitted suits, skinny ties and wing-tipped shoes look great only because they are on you. Compliments on your attire are constantly received, but your desire is in ensuring that your number one admirer’s expectations are met- and trust me the expectations have been exceeded! You keep things fresh, and keep me guessing and I am proud to be the woman by your side.
3. I Love the Way you Walk. With each step you take, the clear message sent is “I am a man on a mission”. Your walk epitomizes confidence, agility, passion and purpose. Speed and precision accompany all your tasks. You are intentional about everything you do and possess the skills, and the confidence in getting the job done. Your heart beats at the center of all that you do and I am proud to watch you succeed again and again.  Daily driven by a higher purpose, you are walking along the path of a purpose driven life.
4. I Love that you are such an Exceptional Father to our Girls. The fact that our girls are growing into confident, self-assured and brilliant young ladies is simply because of the love that you constantly pour into them. Every single day, they are reminded that they are loved, cherished and honored through a hug, a reassuring word, a reprimand or a gentle kiss. The various roles you play as father, playmate and disciplinarian impact our girls in a tremendous way and sometimes I just sit back and stare. My own childhood would have been sweeter if I was blessed with a dad like you.
5. I Love the way you are Protective of ALL the Ladies in your Life. You are like a tamed tiger, my tamed tiger- except when you sense danger. You have never left anyone in your care vulnerable to the attacks of anyone or anything whether it be your mother, sisters, our girls and most definitely not me! You’ll stop at nothing to ensure that we are protected in and out of your presence and it has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for protecting me, my body, my soul and my reputation. I love you for it!
6. I Love that you are always Honest with me. It seems as though you are never afraid to tell me as it is, even if this involves sharing harsh details. This brutal honesty has by all means helped to refine me in so many ways. I am on my way to becoming the very best version of me that I could possibly be thanks to you. Love for me motivates you in this regard and I am all the better for it.
7. I Love Being Loved by You. You have the most amazing and unique way of making me feel like I am the most gorgeous, sexy and brilliant woman in the whole wide world. In a crowded room; your eyes always find me. I know that I am never alone. Feeling the warmth of your admiration and attraction even from a great distance has now become my solace. You communicate to me on a higher stratosphere and we share a conversation without words. When you do speak your words claim me, you know me, and you’ve read me. You know the right words that stimulate a physiological response. At times I wonder if my arousal is on speed dial with you! You are the key to my heart.
8. I Love the Way you Speak. Speaking looks so easy with you. Whether you are addressing a large group of people, or you are simply having a conversation with me, words flow from your lips with such ease. You are sophisticated, eloquent, highly intelligent and never lacking common sense. Many people stand in awe of you. You speak words of wisdom in ways many have never heard, and they flock to you desiring to gain some morsel from your lips. The youths love and respect you and you never cease to amaze me with your linguistic prowess.
9. I Love your love and Commitment to ALL People. This very important Christian principle seeps out of you. Your love for all people has dissolved the barriers of culture, religion, age, race or economic status. You cannot be placed in box as your love is transcendent in nature. I recall my very first visit to your community when I was completely blown away by level of respect and admiration garnered as a youth. Both the young and the old loved you, even little babies adored you. I surmised that it was because you valued relationships, even though it came at a cost of being vulnerable. Out of all the things I love about you, this is the one I cherish the most.
10. Finally the Thing I Love Most about you is that you are Passionate about your Faith. It truly has been a joy to watch you grow spiritually over the past eleven (11) years. Your love for God has only deepened with time. I am not one to speak on God’s behalf but I’m sure that He is pleased with you. I am certain that if you continue on this journey with Him, the possibilities are endless and I will be honored to be the one by your side.

I could pride myself in a plethora of achievements. Against all the obstacles present in my life, I can chronicle my success in many areas.  But as far as my mortal eyes have been able to behold, my greatest achievement to date was marrying you, Jaymie Pottinger. I am determined by God’s grace to spend the rest of my life Cherishing the Journey…our journey. And one day when our life has reached its sunset I will look back and say that “this life, our life together” has been my number one achievement.