MEN

Well for me Men are a broad subject......Fathers, Brother, Uncles, Friends, Husband, Sons, , Brother in-laws, Bishops, missionaries, Bosses, grandfathers, father-n-law, nephews...etc. Men encompass just about every part of my life in one way or the other.

I am going to start my post by declaring what I have found in my life that I do not like about certain men...

Obsession over money, leaving peanut butter on butter knives after making a sandwich, how bad they smell when they have worked out really really hard,whiskers on the bathroom sink and counter after they have shaved, not listening, how bad they can smell up a room, taking up the whole bed even when it is king size, being a little to ruff sometimes, thier tempers, chauvinistic tendencies, arrogance, leaving shoes out to trip over, wet towels on carpet or wood floors, leaving the doors open, complaining,lying, justifying, food on thier clothes and not caring, doing yard work in thier socks, walking outside in thier socks, wearing nice clothes to do dirty work....well my list isnt too long and alot of it is trivial...


I know now I have to write the things I like about certain men too....

Well let me see....smiles, eyes, arms, legs, chest, the way I am looked at with total love in thier eyes, the way they smell when wearing cologne, dressed up in a suit, playing sports (any), how silly they are with little children, how tender they are with thier children, standing up for what they believe, how hard they work, how much they sacrifice for thier family, when they serve God, playing with the children, surprise gifts brought home no matter how small, making the bed, understanding, did I mention the smile and eyes and arms?, well shoulders too, being appreciated, being the man! Letting me be the woman! LOL

I Have a husband, I have 4 sons, I have 1 brother, I have 5 brother-n-laws, I have a father n-law, I have several nephews and cousins that are male. I have numerous male friends. Sometimes I just want to get away from men! But as I ponder it more and realize how much I really do have no chance of that and that I really appreciate what men can do, what they do and how much of an influence they have in my life, I breathe a little easier.

Men can hold the priesthood here on this earth. The priesthood is the power of God on this earth. It is a sacred responsibility for men. A righteous man is a most beautiful thing. I have no problem with all of the trivial in the presence of a righteous man. As a women I feel it is my duty to live as a helpmeet to my husband by his side leading and guiding together in righteousness. That is my goal and hopefully as I strive to become that woman and my husband strives to become that man we will indeed become each others King and Queen and I will feel honored by him and him by me. That makes me feel all the best feelings for men!

So my thoughts today are on men....they way they act, the way the look, what they do...through it all it all boils down for me to this.....I love a righteous man, an honorable man, a man that is not afraid to stand up for his beliefs, not afraid to be vulnerable when needed, not afraid to be wrong on occasion, not afraid to work hard and not afraid to love the Lord more than anythng or anyone!