Monday, July 13, 2009

A completely unbiased list of things that make Josh quite the catch

So I made a sandwich last night. Yeah, no biggie. I do it most nights before a work day but it’s funny how that sandwich has lead me to a blog post. You see I had my friends Josh and Dane, who I met at camp years ago, over at the place as they are from central coastal California and they needed a place to stay for the night as they were to catch a flight out of LAX today. Anyway, I was making a nice turkey sandwich and Dana said something along the lines of, “You should marry a teacher. They’ll appreciate your sandwich making abilities” This then prompted a conversation on all the other aspects that not only make me a good roommate now but will make for a good husband down the road. I then posted this quote as a part of my status update on Facebook and got a few comments back and one (from Anastasia) of them suggested I maybe put all these things down and have it ready, like some kind of resume, for future use. Hey and why not? I suppose it wouldn’t hurt so here goes…


A completely unbiased list of things that make Josh quite the catch

Domestic division

I take out the trash
I do my own laundry
I do the dishes
I can cook if given a recipe
I make a mean sandwich
I leave the toilet seat down

General “Life” division

I have a stable career and high level of responsibility
I’ve been at the same job for almost 4 years
I actually like what I do, which only adds to the aforementioned
I actually budget my money and allocate appropriately
I keep a nice balanced life and always have something going on without being overwhelmed.
I seek community and connection
I’m a cat owner. Doesn’t that count for something (no snarky comments)?

Spiritual division

I get into scripture every day
I’m an active member of two different church bodies
I have a healthy prayer life and keep a dialog with God going often
I use my gifts towards meeting His call from music to service to everything in-between
I ultimately will follow wherever God leads, regardless of what that looks like, and strongly believe we are to live a life open to His calling.


Personality division

I’m ridiculously committed and loyal to those who come into my life
I hear I’m funny
This guy knows a good song or 6,000
I have a heart the size of Texas which I’ve seen come out directly in the past month
I have a wide array of interests which means I have a lot of information going on in my noggin which means I’m not a total bore.
I’m quirky…in a good way.
Even though I have a schedule and a certain routine to my life, I can be flexible and will fully “roll with the punches” if anything out of left field comes my way.
I care about the stuff that matters. I want to make the world a better place than how I found it and I want to be plugged into finding solutions and how I can be a part of the answers and not just the questions.

Anyway, I don’t want to get toooooo self absorbed but that’s a good list, no? Of course I then ask myself, “What‘s MY problem?” or “What is the problem of every woman I’ve wanted to be with?” So I’m not sure if it’s a positive of a negative that I realize this about myself. Now I’m not a perfect guy either and I have my faults like everyone (no list to follow. HA!) but at the end of the day, you’re not going to find a more solid and grounded guy who is plugged in, active and earnestly trying to follow God wherever, safe in the knowledge that he won’t be ultimately let down. Now I just need to figure out what the deal is because I’ll be really right one day for someone and I’m a little sick of feeling like I’m ready but with no buyers…so buy me…please. I’m not scary. I don’t bite. I might be a bit shy but it’s cool…I’ll open up soon enough. You won’t be disappointed.

1 comment:

  1. Hang in there. I was 36 when I met my husband. He was 39. As we got to know each other we realized that the long line of relationships and other things in our lives only prepared us to be a perfect match for each other. We each had some things that God needed to work on us before we were ready to recognize the perfect gift He gave us in one another.

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