Bouquet of Jonquils
My husband and I see very alike in some ways (same religious and political views, same love of reading), but very different in others (types of movies we like, hobbies). One way that he is completely opposite from me is in a sense of direction. I am, shall we say, directionally challenged. I can get lost in my own town that I have lived in for over 20 years! And it's not a huge city...largish maybe, but not huge. Mike (thank you Lord!!!) has a GPS in his head. He always knows where we are and how to get where we need to be.
His knowledge of directions has come in handy for me on MANY occasions. During football season I would sometimes have to drive to Bobby's away games by myself. Mike would give me directions so I could find the football stadium. He's even able to give me directions over the phone. Once when a friend and I were traveling to a funeral in a nearby town (my friend had printed directions from Mapquest) we got lost. So I called Mike and said "Help! We're lost!" He asked what road we were on and what exit we had just passed. He was able to tell us exactly how to get where we needed to be. And just a week or so ago, I thought I knew how to get to the softball field where Cindy was having practice...wrong. Once again on the phone "Honey, how do I get there?" He asks where I am and is even able to say "See that sign on your left? Now turn right after that and then you'll see a 4 way stop and it will be straight ahead and on your right." He can just see it in his head.
As annoying as it can be when Mike doesn't do things just the way I wish he would, I am SO thankful that God made us to complement each other and not be just alike. I couldn't stand living with someone exactly like me. :) I sent him an email telling him that this morning. After all these years, he is still so precious to me.
5 comments:
This was like reading about my hubby and me! I am HOPELESS when it comes to finding my way anywhere...I get lost very easily, but hubby always rescues me!
I think it's lovely that you sent your hubby an email...so sweet.
Love, Tina :)
Well, you may not be as bad as you think you are. Remember when the Marine dad was in San Diego in his 18 wheeler looking for a motel so he could see his son's boot camp graduation and he called you. Then you call me in Podunk, TX and together we found his exact location and found a motel in walking distance to Camp Pendleton with truck parking and you called him back with directions. We are not familiar with San Diego and we were able to do that with the miracle of the internet. :-) That still blows my mind.
My husband and I are the same way. We live in a very small town, and I get lost there! He also travels directions for me when it is time to go to my son's away hockey games, and he is not available to take me. My kids are used to it. When it starts to take longer than they think it should take, they begin to ask if we're lost again.
Blessings
Monique
Isn't it wonderful that we are different from our husbands? There are so many things that mine does, instinctively, that I believe I could never learn!! Likewise, he has expressed admiration for the things I am able to do well, seemingly without skipping a beat. God is good.
Brenda
I have a good sense of direction, and my husband is a great believer in maps, so, individually and together, we stay on track pretty well. But, the one thing that messes us up is, he is right-handed but I am a leftie. If I am giving him directions, sometimes I will say turn right when I mean turn left, and vice versa. Sometimes I am even pointing left, but saying the word right! I KNOW which direction I mean for him to go, but, I get the words mixed up. I guess that for me, my left IS my right, or something like that.
Anyway, fortunately, he always asks me, WHICH right -- your right or my right? So, we manage to avoid a wrong turn. It's embarrassing for me, and I really have to concentrate to say the correct word, left or right.
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