I have nothing in common with my husband...

I have nothing in common with my husband, Glenn. He is a city boy from LA that loves video games and batman. He is a very easy going and I'm not. I NEED things to be planned out and I need there to be a plan and a plan B, sometimes a plan C too. The idea of just going with the flow stresses me out. We are about as opposite as they come. I love him and the fact that he has so many hobbies that bring him joy, they're just not my jam. 

I love reading posts/ listening to Al Carraway. Al is a Motivational Speaker and in one of her recent posts she wrote about her relationship with her husband. She said "I am a complete, whole person with out Ben [her husband]. He doesn't complete me, but WHOA, does he enhance me." I love that she so eloquently stated that it's okay to be your own person and still be together. There were times when Glenn and I were dating that I got nervous because we were so different. I wondered if we're going to have a happy marriage, but then I would remember how he encouraged me to focus on my education and support me in my responsibilities at church. Both of these things made me a better person. And because of that I felt peace in our relationship. 

I listen to a podcast called Follow Him with Hank Smith and John Bytheway.  During 2022 this podcast is talking all about the Old Testament, lets be real we all need a little extra help understanding the Old Testament. Back in early January one of the episodes was about the love story of Adam and Eve. I grew up knowing Adam and Eve were the first people on earth and they were put on the earth to be each other's help meet (aka partner). I don't know why I never thought about the relationship between them. 

In this episode of the podcast the guest speaker, Dr. Shon Hopkin talks about Adam and Eve building their relationship through conversation. And when you speak with someone you are typically looking at them face to face. "You're speaking as equals. And so if you think almost like a mirror image. Eve is his mirror image and a mirror image is similar to you but it's opposite of you. So there's this complementary nature."  I love the way he says that Adam and eve are equal but different. That's the way God created them to be. They complimented each other in a way that brought joy into their lives.

Again, Glenn and I have very little in common and because of that I feel we are able to compliment, each other very well. We are far from perfect, but we try every day to "enhance" each other everyday, so we can each be the best version of each other. 

How do you and your spouse enhance or compliment each other?