Happy Birthday, Craig!!

In honor of Craig's 37th birthday today, I have come up with a list of 37 reasons of why Craig is so special to our family.

1. He is a follower of Christ who continually seeks to deepen his relationship with God and loves to serve Him

2. He loves his family very much

3. He is a wonderful, faithful husband

4. He is an amazing daddy

5. He encourages me

6. He challenges us - in our spiritual walks, in our personal relationships

7. He leads our family in a way that seeks to glorify God

8. He watches the kids so I can have time to do things like Golden Bells and hang out with friends

9. He enjoys spending time with his guy friends

10. He talks things out, he doesn't keep stuff hidden inside him

11. He treasures his friends - many of his friends from high school remain his dearest friends

12. He is a great youth leader - with praise band, small groups discussions or having fun on trips

13. He takes care of his body through changing his eating habits and working out

14. We both enjoying serving together in the youth ministry and our family

15. He's funny (even in the times when I act like he's not)

16. He's sensitive

17. He listens

18. He desires so deeply to protect our marriage

19. He's a great camper and outdoorsman

20. He is an unbelievable handyman and can fix anything around the house

21. He is extremely creative (which often comes in handy with #20)

22. He is a great drummer and I love to watch him worship through the beat

23. He plays the Strawberry Shortcake and Pretty, Pretty Princess games with his daughters

24. His son wants to be "just like Daddy"

25. He humors me

26. He delivered Trinity

27. He loves to be around our friends as much as I do, but also loves a quiet night at home, doing nothing.

28. He loves any Danny Kaye or Don Knotts movie.

29. He loves to plan special little surprizes

30. He fixes the kids' breakfast each morning

31. He enjoys sending notes in the girls' lunchboxes

32. He loves his mamma (and his dad) and my family

33. He works very hard for his family

34. His priorities are in order

35. He relishes the opportunity to have fun (and make a fool of himself) in front of others

36. We fit together - he and I and our family as a whole

37. There's only one Craig!!

Happy birthday!!!!

We love you!!