She Is His Only Need - Wynonna.

Just the title alone should be enough for this post.  She is his only need.  This is the story of a simple man.  He doesn’t require much in life to make him happy.  He is not driving the nicest car out there.  His home is probably very humble and packed wall to wall with love.  I bet he has one suit and he wears it church on Sunday and sits there holding her hand during the service.  Saturday morning he does his “honey do” list that she put together for him.  She makes him a sandwich for lunch and they sit on the front porch rocking chairs talking about everything and nothing, sipping lemonade and eating those sandwiches. 

I often ponder this life.  A simple one.  Not complicated and demanding.  A man in love with the woman God sent to him.  Satisfied that she is all he needs to make it through each and every difficult day.  Life is not easy.  But when you have a good woman it sure is worth it.  So I would ask you who do you turn to when life is getting at you?  Where do you go?  Whom do you confide in?  

Can see the whole “grass is greener” idea looking at you at this moment.  I sure do.  A lot of people make the disastrous decision to allow an outside influence into your heart or mind.  Such a destructive thing to do…so inexplicably foolish.  This man in the song knew long before the ring was picked out that she was the one for him.  He never allowed anything or anyone to distract him from loving her.  Nothing would be worth what he would lose if he made those kinds of mistakes.  He tended his yard.  He watered his marriage daily.  He kept the grass cut and the weeds out.  You can see it as you listen to the song being sung.  His priorities never waivered.

And like a well maintained yard he added in the nutrients when it called for it. When he hears about something she wants he makes a way to find it and get it for her.  It doesn’t matter what it is.  He does it.  Having her happy is a priority that he is not willing to neglect for any reason.  They grow old together…why?  Because he invested in his relationship with her and grew it.  He never let his job be a higher priority than him and yet he is successful at work.  Proves that you don’t need to sacrifice your home life for a job to get ahead. 

Billy was a small town loner Who never did dream
Of ever leaving southern Arizona
Or ever hearing wedding bells ring
He never had a lot of luck with the ladies
But he sure had a lot of good working skills
Never cared about climbing any ladder
He knew the way in a small cafe, found the will

He met Miss Bonnie And a little bit of her was a little too much
A few movies and a few months latter The feeling got strong enough
They didn't own a car So it must have been love
That drove him uptown for a diamond
That's when he started goin'

[Chorus]

Over the line
Working overtime
To give her things just to hear her say she don't deserve them
But he loves her and he just kept going overboard
Over the limit to afford to give her things he knew she wanted
'Cause without her where would he be?
See, it's not for him. 
She is his only need

Ring on her finger and one on the ladder
A new promotion every now and then
Bonnie worked until she couldn't tie her apron
Then stayed at home and had the first of two children
And my, how the time did fly
The babies grew up and moved away
Left 'em sitting on the front porch rocking
And Billy watching Bonnie's hair turn gray

And ev'ry once in a while you could see him get up
And he'd head downtown
'Cause he heard about something she wanted
And it just had to be found
Didn't matter how simple or how much
It was love
And, boy, ain't that love just something
When it's strong enough to keep a man goin'

HEARTWORK:  Do you make her your only need?  Do you tell her?  It is not enough to love her.  She needs to hear it every day.  She needs to know it every day.  Find a way to show her every day.  You don’t need a million clever ways.  But come up with something out of the norm every now and then.  Send her a text when she would least expect it.  Call her and ask “Have I told you lately?”  Do something on the list that you have put off for a long time and when she notices tell her you were thinking about her and realized you needed to get this done for her.  Do the things that endear you to her.  Love is a verb.  Actions!