Learning The ABC's From My Wife

Yesterday was my wife Michelle's birthday. I honor her for blessing me and my children with her love and wisdom. There are three very important things I learned from her: Affection, boldness, and care. You could say that I learned the ABC's from her.

Through her affection, she showed me how to express love to others both in words and action. I have always been very reserved in showing my emotions. In her family, they would always tell each other 'I love you' at every chance. And now, this I do to my own children.

Michelle is a very bold person. If it's for the Lord, she does not hesitate to involve other people. Her forte is in marketing and partnerships. She approaches corporations in order to help out in our big events. She can request big favors from people specially when it can contribute greatly to God's mission. There are times that I am hesitant because I don't want to bother people. But she taught me that people are just waiting to be tapped to be used by God generously.

My wife is naturally very caring. The way she cares for our children is truly unconditional. She goes through many sleepless nights to feed the baby with her own milk. She is also like a mother to our missionaries in Kids for Christ, always thinking about them and looking after their welfare. As a wife, she is very loving to me, always making sure that I am healthy and rested. She makes a very ordinary day into something special by how she prepares our meals and thinking of fun ideas for the family to do. I have learned from her how to lead others by heart. As John Maxwell would say, "People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." She truly cares and I honor her for that.

Affection, boldness, and care. Three values that I have learned to from my wife. Three values that can truly bring other people closer to the Lord.