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The Amazing Mr. Brintnall and I will celebrate the anniversary of our first introduction on July 19.
We didn't meet in person on that day....
It would be another 6 weeks before that would happen....He lived 515 miles away from me....that made dating a bit of a challenge....
You should read this blog for the fun details...It's a great story.....
Follow Your Heart, but Don't Disconnect Your Brain- How I Met the Amazing Mr. Brintnall- Part 2
He Talks Differently
The Amazing Mr. Brintnall and I are from very different backgrounds. I noticed early on that he talks differently than I do, but it's odd how I am beginning to pick things up.....
He has introduced to the following words and phrases that I shock myself with periodically as they slip out of my mouth.....
1. "I reckon".....This means, "I think so" or as we would have said in my house, "Probably." It is often used in response to a question: "Do you want to go out tonight?" "I reckon."
2. "Wore slick" ......This means, "Exhausted" or "Worn out." I was wore slick after preaching three services in one day.
3. "Pacho".....This means, "Buddy," or "Guy" and is normally used in reference to someone who is creating problems, often in traffic. Look out, there Pacho, you almost backed into me.
The Amazing Mr. Brintnall sounds so countrified at times, and yet he is more well travelled than I. He has been to nearly every major (and most minor) cities in America. He has visited several continents and nations. As difficult as it is for me to admit......he has a better vocabulary than I.... notwithstanding the words reckon,Wore slick, and Pacho.
The Great Home Depot Story
The Amazing Mr. Brintnall impressed me early in our relationship when he used the word facetious correctly in a conversation. I asked him to spell that word, and he did!
One day I had to go to Home Depot. The Amazing Mr. Brintnall and I were living 515 miles apart and had been texting. Somehow the conversation turned to how impressed I was that he knew how to spell facetious.
The Amazing Mr. Brintnall is an extremely humble man. He told me that he was SURE there were plenty of men in Home Depot who could spell facetious.
I said I was sure there weren't. He challenged me to find out. Never being one to turn down a challenge, I strutted into Home Depot in my high heels and swingy skirt to see if I could find a man who could spell facetious.
How was I going to ask men if they knew how to spell facetious? hmmmmmm.....
I decided to be sending a text to my dear intended and that I needed to know how to spell that word in a hurry! As the employee was making a copy of the key I needed, I pulled my phone out and began to text.
"Oh....do you know how to spell facetious?" I asked, trying to sound helpless....
He looked at me with a blank stare...."Spell what?"
"Never mind. That's OK."
I was correct. The Amazing Mr. Brintnall really WAS amazing. This man didn't even know the word. However, the Amazing Mr. Brintnall wasn't satisfied.
"No, no, no. Employees don't count. You have to ask one of the customers."Geez...I thought I had been brazen enough with the key making man, but now I had to approach someone in the checkout line. I got in line behind a gentleman with a cart full of building supplies and quickly pulled out my phone.
"Do you know how to spell facetious?"This guy was on the ball!
"Doesn't your phone fix words for you?"Now I had to tell a lie.....(I repented later)....
"Yes....but...um.... I don't even know how to start it."He looked it up on his phone...and when he read it to me, he still spelled it wrong, but I thanked him and finished my text.
I was right! There just aren't that many men around who can change the oil in your car, do complex mathematics, and spell facetious....I reckon!
And that is what makes the Amazing Mr. Brintnall.....AMAZING!
Relationship Advice
If you are looking for Mr (or Ms) right, I encourage you to look for someone who thinks the same way you do. He or she may not be from the same city or state. He may be a country mouse and you may be a city mouse. What really matters is stuff that really matters.
It didn't matter that I never, ever, EVER used the phrase "I reckon" before in my life, but he used it all the time.....
What did matter was that he has a relationship with God like I do. He knows the Word of God and lives by it. He honors his father and his mother. He takes his responsibility as a father seriously. He is a hard worker. He is honest and forthright and honorable. He can spell facetious........ :-) Just kidding....spelling isn't that important...unless its important to you.
There are drawbacks to the way we met, but there are advantages as well. I couldn't get hung up on the fact that he wears cowboy boots and not designer shoes....because I didn't see his boots until I was already taken by his character, intellect, and sincere relationship with Christ.
Look for what really matters......
You can change a person's shoes, but you can't change his character.
By the way, we bought him a pair of designer shoes last week......
It about wore him slick, I reckon!
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? ~Amos 3:3
I'll blog you next week....in the meantime....do something TODAY to fulfill your purpose...
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