38 things i love about charles

1. his smile
2. his heart for jesus
3. his heart for constance
4. his heart for me
5. how he loves his mom.
6. how he loves my mom.
7. how he attempts to use american english idioms.
8. how his first response to nearly any quandary is to pray.
9. that he looks more like 28 than 38.
10. that he has a burden for african americans and respects their experience here in our country(which can be rare in africans).
11. how he is indiscriminate when it comes to things i pass off as a matter of 'taste' when it comes to church. i've not heard him say he prefers one preacher over another or one worship leader over another. he just affirms that they are his brother/sister and have the Spirit of God and says that's what matters.
12. how he says often when the topic of my dad comes up, 'i can't wait to meet him'
13. how he sings when he's doing chores around the house or shaving.
14. his generosity.
15. his view of the purpose of money.
16. his ability to articulate the less than respectful views that americans sometime hold about africa.
17. his sense of justice; the longing for the 'not yet'
18. but also that he moves to act justly NOW.
19. his love for mercy for people that might be invisible to me.
20. how thorough he is when he cleans things around the house.
21. how he affirmed me throughout my pregnancy with constance.
22. that he loves doing constance's hair.
23. he is a very hard worker.
24. how interesting he is to talk to about nearly any topic.
25. how book smart he is.
26. how easy he is to please with christmas gifts/gifts in general.
27. his genuine desire to make me happy.
28. the role he plays in his family as a peacemaker- whose not scared of conflict but diffuses situations that might otherwise be combustible.
29. how he dances for constance to make her laugh.
30. how he dances for me to make me laugh.
31. that he love nigeria even though many people loose their love after immigrating to america.
32. that he's committed to providing for our family.
33. his butt.
34. how he can fall asleep almost anywhere within a minute.
35. he doesn't know how to be cynical.
    
36. how committed he is to grow spiritually and intellectually as an individual.
37. how committed he is for our marriage to grow in these same ways.
38. the friend he is to me and many!

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