So, what on earth was this epiphany she had about his clothing? Jonna shared with her readers what was going through her mind. “Why did my clothes look so vibrant, clean and new? His were dingy, stained and torn.”
Her mind immediately shot to all of the shopping she had been doing and how he was always buying her clothes. She couldn’t remember the last time he bought new clothes.
She explained to her readers in her blog post that she began to think, “Why does he not want to spend time with me? We’re newlyweds, aren’t we supposed to be in the honeymoon stage?” This is a thought that anybody could relate to.
Your spouse isn't coming home until late and you start to wonder whether you are doing something wrong. The feeling of the lack of security in your relationship can drive you crazy.
She began to fold the laundry like every other time and form two piles of clothes. She placed her clothes in one pile and David's in another, and was ready to put them away in their closets. But that is when she noticed something very different about their clothing.
Until this moment, she had missed making this observation before. Now she spotted something unusual about his clothes compared to her own. How had she never noticed this before? Perhaps it was because her mind was always distracted by all the things she has to do and by her daughter.
Then, she understood something immediately. She realized just how much of a sacrifice her husband was making for her.
She further explained "This man provided more than I deserve. If I tell him I want something, very seldom will he tell me no.”
Jonna said that the realization immediately overwhelmed her with feelings of guilt.
She was letting her husband spoil her with nice clothes, while he dressed in shabby and faded clothing. And to add to this, she was feeling angry that he was absent so much when he was really out making money so that he could take care of his family.