Happy Birthday Caleb!

Today is Caleb's 27th birthday! I thought I should take this opportunity to share a few things that I love about him.

1) How he provokes me in the Lord. Caleb is so swift to repent it's ridiculous. I am amazed at the lengths he will go to apologize and to 'make wrong things right.' 99.9% of the time if we are in some form of argument he is the first to apologize. Oh, he puts me to shame but I'm so thankful for his tender heart!!!

2) He gets very excited whenever he hears anything diesel purring (hmmm... I don't think that would be his term) down the road.

3) His hunger for the Word. Due to the nature of the jobs Caleb is working right now he can often listen to his ipod while he labors. Last week he listened to the book of Revelation 7 times, and the amazing thing is that he's retaining and memorizing it. The funny thing about this is that the version we have is read by a British gentleman. So, when Caleb quotes it to me it is usually in a British accent!

4) He is a sucker for having to make everything efficient. Meaning that daily household activities are analyzed and tested routinely, in order to make everyday life better. This affects our thermostat, coffee making, laundry, and in this season - building fires. I can't keep up with it all and though he tries to train me in these skills, I'm afraid I don't catch on. But I do think he's really cute.

5) He can't start a book or movie without finishing it. I mean within the same day. This can be quite a bummer on days that he begins a 15 hour audio book. Ai-yi-yi. It was also funny the night I got him to start watching the 5 1/2 hour Pride and Prejudice around 10:30pm. I woke up at 3:30 and he was still glued to the TV. Poor guy.

6) Caleb loves cooking (and eating) breakfast food. He continues to perfect the art of cooking bacon on a griddle and he makes a mean french toast. My tummy thanks him.

7) He falls asleep faster than anyone I know. Granted I don't really know how fast other people fall asleep. But he can literally fall asleep within seconds. I am jealous.

8) I think he has the best voice in the world. If he starts singing while we have a cd on in the car, I just want to reach over and turn off the stereo. Seriously.

9)He is a teacher. Be careful when asking him questions - because you will get a COMPLETE answer. If you ask him why your car is making a particular noise, he will tell you. And he'll also tell you how your engine was made, why your air bag will deploy if you hit the brakes at 86 miles per hour, and what kind of gas mileage you would get if you shifted more smoothly. Trust me. I know.

10)He loves me. Again and again, day after day I am amazed at the multitude of ways he chooses to love me. From the mundane task of washing dishes and taking out the trash, to praying for me and fighting for my heart when I can't see clearly. He LOVES to make me happy and at times will stop at nothing to make me smile. I am beyond blessed.

Happy Birthday Honey!!! I love you!!

*After reading this post, Caleb would like me to tell the readers that your air bag will not actually deploy if you hit the brakes at 86 miles per hour. :)