My Man of the Year

Ok~ I will try to make this short and sweet, but I am not sure how short it will end up being, so bear with me... Last night was the Bass Christmas party. At the party they give out two awards, Salesman of the Year and the Mack Bennett Employee of the Year award. Briefly~ salesman of the year is just that, given to the person who makes the most sales. The other one, and much more important one~ is the Employee of the year. It is an award that is given to an employee who is really a man or woman of great character, and it is voted on by all the employees.

Well, we pretty much knew going into last night that Brent would be getting the Salesman of the Year award because he got salesman of the month this year 5 times, and was salesman of the quarter twice. As I sat beside him last night though, and listened to the office manager's assistant rattle off the list of things that people had said about the winner of the Employee of the Year award, I knew that it was Brent. They had talked sbout his work ethic...how he is the first one there and the last one to leave. About how he is always doing things for other people. About what a man of integrity he is, how he is always there for them and listens to them. How he is always trying to put everyone else before himself. What a leader he is and how his heart is bigger than anyone elses. Every single person who voted for him said that they considered him to be a close personal friend.

Tears filled my eyes last night as an overwhelming sense of pride came over me. That man that they were talking about, that man who is so incredible to work with, who puts his heart and soul into everything and everyone..that man was sitting by my side. I have said a lot here, but there are truly not words to explain the pride that I feel in being his wife, and how much it meant to watch him accept these awards last night. I am glad that he can sell~ in this business that is great, but more than that...so much more than that..I am glad that he is a man of strong moral character. I am glad that God has given him the gift to lead others well, at work and in our home. And above all, I am glad that he is mine.