My husband surprised me last week with an early birthday gift. Okay, usually I don't like early birthday gifts...it leaves me with nothing to look forward to, but I'll forgive him this time because I have had so much fun playing with it all week. It is a new laptop. We have been talking for some time about the need for one because I always have to fight for computer time to get any work done on my writing.
It is really hard to kick the kids off the computer when they are doing genealogy or researching some strange topic that fascinates them. (They also spend plenty of time playing games, but that is another topic entirely.) So it has been very nice this week to open up my own machine and work whenever the muse strikes, or whenever the work just needs to be done.
I'm not telling you this to get birthday wishes or brag about my new toy, but I tell you this because I want to share the constant amazement and appreciation I feel for my husband. Every day he encourages me to follow my dreams and reach for lofty goals. He spends time on the internet learning about the LDS book market and the publishing industry so he can knowledgeably help support and promote my work. When we meet people and they ask what I do, he tells them I write novels, even though I don't have a published book to show for it yet. He constantly tells me what great talent I have and encourages me even when I think I might be wasting time for both of us.
He claims to be my biggest fan and who can argue with that. I guess this is what I am getting at. With my own personal cheering section giving me that kind of support, how can I lose? Because in his eyes, I am already a winner.
3 comments:
What an awesome husband -- and what a cool gift!! I hope you have scads of fun with it.
Your husband is one that should be held up as an example of how a husband should be . . . I'm happy for you. And a new laptop? Rockin'!
Now I have no excuse not to get to work. Just have to get past that fear of success now.
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