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The husband was slowly following his wife&#8217;s lead as he clutched the bible in his left hand and her brown hand bag in his right hand.  I thought it was so sweet that he was holding her hand bag.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So why was I positively smiling as I went up the steps?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The way he held the purse, he just seemed a little too comfortable with it.  The way his tummy led the way for his little <i>portable<\/i> body, it was cute.  The way a smile sat on his face in spite of the skin-coloring sun, it was inspiring and amusing all at once.  The way his pants sat on his abdomen, it was kind of comforting &#8211; yet bewildering.  The brown hand bag knew it was safe in those hands.  I was not too comfortable with the safe hands belonging to a man.  So what is that I was saying again about it being sweet that he was holding his wife&#8217;s purse?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Maybe I don&#8217;t know what the heck I&#8217;m talking about.  Maybe I&#8217;d rather my husband hold the baby while I clutch my very feminine hang bag, lest I begin to see him as less of a man.  Maybe I&#8217;d rather he be so loving, caring, and confident that the thought of carrying my bag does not faze him.  Maybe if he must carry it, I&#8217;d rather that he does not look so happy-go-lucky while doing it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Or maybe I just need to shut up and leave the couple alone!  Yeap, that&#8217;s probably it.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a reason why men say women do not know what they want. I like to think that I know what I want. In fact, I&#8217;m pretty sure I know what I want. On Sunday, I was walking from the parking lot and going up the steps, ascending into my church compound. 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