A message from a good friend of mine on FB that both broke my heart and made me think.

[sagetea]

23. My christmas gift last year...

For the last 3 yrs. my husband has been working in Texas and Louisiana. I take care of all the expenses, and I kept noticing that every other week, he would with drawl 200.00$ from our personal checking accounts.

It went on for over a year, I couldn't figure out what he was doing with the cash. ( did think that maybe he was going to strip clubs) lol! Anything to bolster the old man!

Anyway, I finally asked him when he came home last November, why? This is what he said.

"Sage, every year, you donate to your favorite charities instead of receiving a gift from me. When I first came down here to work, I saw the devastation and the incredible amount of people that have been misplaced, so I give out money to them as my own way of giving back."

Then it dawned on me that after 20 yrs. of marriage, this man that I thought I knew, was still able to overwhelm and surprise me!

I encourage him to keep it up...last summer, he had to have an operation and was out of work for a couple of months which put a big dent in our bank accounts. when he went back to work, even though we now have huge hospitals bills, the with drawls keep coming out. I asked him if we should build up our savings again, No was all he said.

This may be stupid to you, but I am still so very proud to be his wife!

sage