With Eric taking night classes twice a week, I have a few hours to myself in the evening. When the weather is nice, I usually just play work in the garden, or take the dog for an extra-long walk. When it’s cool & rainy out, I just run errands and pick up around the house a bit. Either way, I have plenty of time to ponder. 

Tonight I went grocery shopping. Armed with my reusable grocery bags and coupon pouch, and throwing food items in the cart, I started thinking about what constitutes a good wife. 

Is it a good wife that buys her husband hot dogs and potato chips for dinner… knowing that he likes them far more than a stir fry or pasta salad? 

What about a wife who stocks the fridge with Lunchables for her husband… to make sure that he has something to eat at work when there isn’t enough time to make a PB&J sandwich in the morning? 

How about a wife that, when cleaning out the closet, doesn’t throw away the pile of raggedy too-small T-shirts from her husband’s high school clubs/teams… because she knows they have sentimental value? 

Who complains about her husband spending $8.99 on iTunes, but then spends $30 on some sexy sleepwear…?