Recently some friends of ours handed down a small sized pair of coveralls. I gushed over them when I saw them…the cutest little coveralls I’ve ever seen. They are just like the kind Matt wears when he works outside…except they’re pint sized.
Just the right size for Elias.
Elias is so proud of those coveralls because they are his. His brothers didn’t wear them first. HE got to wear them first. (Not something this third born boy can often brag.)
The best thing Elias loves about these coveralls is that they are just like Daddy’s. He wants to be a hard worker in his coveralls like his Daddy. He insists on putting them on every time he and his brothers take a trip with the wagons to our “carriage house” out back to get wood. “Mama, where are my worker clothes that are like Daddy’s?”
All my boys want to be just like their daddy.
I couldn’t be more pleased.
If all four of our sons grow to be hard working, God fearing, servant hearted, loving, caring, strong leaders like their daddy…that’s a good, good thing. I’m so grateful that God gave my sons such a wonderful role model.
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This is my first Gratituesday entry! I love the idea of everyone sharing what they are grateful for. Thanks for hosting such a neat carnival!
What a great story about your husband and your boys. Aren’t you just so grateful they have him as such a wonderful role model? I feel the same way with myself (not to toot my own horn) and my husband. Our children look up to us and model us and we don’t take that lightly. I pray for those children who don’t have that in their life.
Blessings…and thanks for sharing! So cute!
He looks like such a big boy in the coveralls. How wonderful your husband is such a great example to your boys!
Toni
How sweet!! Your husband must be so happy that his boys look up to him that much!! :) It truly is something to be grateful for.
He is so cute!! What a nice compliment to your husband :)
I’m thankful for the role models Matt has had in his daddy and his daddy’s daddy. Love you, miss you, wish we could sit and share some snow ice cream or tea or something.
I loved the picture! Very cute. I hope I posted my URL correctly. Funny, mine today is about my dh! Do great minds think alike. I even posted a funny picture of dh. Come see!
oops, the first one did not work but the second one did, sorry Laura.
I’m grateful for my husband and the role he plays in our children’s lives too, but today I wanted to share a similar “hand-me-down” story about my Dad. There are 3 children in my family. We each have a boy and a girl. My Dad – the grandchildren call him Gramps – had a carhart jacket. When the first grandson was big enough to wear the jacket, Gramps loaned it to him. He outgrew it and gave it back to Gramps. When the next grandson was able to wear it, he got the jacket to wear and returned it to Gramps when he outgrew it. My son just received the jacket a few weeks ago! He’s not quite big enough to wear it, but he will be before I know it (wimper, cry, sob) and he will also outgrow it and return it to Gramps. My niece has a little boy and a girl on the way (we have a tradition of b/g babies to uphold!), so the great-grandson will get the jacket after my little boy outgrows it. My Dad lives 5 hours away and I don’t get to see him often enough, but he is a great example to all of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren – not because he passed down a jacket, but because he loves God with his whole heart and he shares that love with everyone he meets!
Having a dad that is a good role model is a WONDERFUL thing! It’s sad to see how many children live without a father figure at all … or with a father figure who models things he shouldn’t. I’m thankful you have such a good man.
That’s awesome, and an incredible blessing!
What a beautiful post and how wonderful that you are fully engaged in your ministry of raising these Godly boys into Godly men.
Roberta Anne
Godly husbands are truly a gift from the Lord. Thanks for this encouraging story. Praise God for the way something so simple lead to such a grateful heart.
( Do you know where your friend got the cover-alls? I’ve been looking for something for our boys to “work” and play in ).
Very cute! It is special for a younger child to wear something that wasnt’ his older siblings. I know from experience.:-)I am very happy for him.
Those are just adorable! And its so cute that he is excited that they weren’t brothers’ things even though they are still hand me downs!
Just found your blog through http://www.4ugod.com because she’s participating in your Gratuituesday. Love that idea! I’m already thinking about what I might write next week for it. :)
Oh, and I”m thinking about writing down our “Love Story” too!
Thanks for doing this! You have a great blog!
so sweet! with only one boy- so far- and two girls this reminds me that I should be an example to my babies who will want to be like mommie:)
Those coveralls are just adorable! What a great blessing you have in your husband.
It must be the day for praising our dear husbands because the thought on my mind is that marrying my hubby was one of the proudest moments of my life (if not THE proudest). I’ve been working on putting a generational collage of wedding pictures together to frame and hang in our dining room. I have our photo, of course, my parents and my husband’s parents. How fun it is to look back on those vintage photos and what a great heritage of being able to display multiple generations of in tact marriages. So, that’s what I’m grateful for today.
What a sweet post!
My son is the same way always wanting to be just like his Daddy :)
That is wonderful to know when boys want to be like their daddy! :D Too sweet!
What a great picture, and I bet he is so proud to be just like daddy! Too cute :)
That is just way too sweet! He looks proud!
good for him my kids always loved thier coveralls as well and I know it feels great when good friends help out
I feel the same way about my husband. God knew what he was doing when he gave us three sons!
Oh Yay! I’m glad the boys thought to pass those on. I forgot that those were so important to my boys, that must be why they treasured them. They looked like their daddy in them! Here’s to the little things!