Check It Off

Today is our 20^th wedding anniversary, and suddenly I’ve become a writer with no words.  I dug for prior content and found most of what I've written about my husband to be too personal to post. 

Here’s what’s shareable:

2011:  Words I used to describe him to a friend:

• Strong

• Committed

• Logical

• Very funny

• Smart

•  Calming

•  Protective  

• Generous

2009, notes for an essay:  Little Things He Does To Make Me Feel Bigly Loved

• He leaves his car radio on K-LOVE when he knows I’m going to use it next.

•   Recognizing that I can no longer stomach movies with graphic scenes, he carefully researches and selects movies that are uplifting, include a positive spiritual message, and are void of all the garbage that seems to infatuate the Hollywood crowd.

•   He loves one line from Fireproof as much as I do: “Never leave your partner behind.”

•  For a few nights in a row last fall, he played “Dancing in the Moonlight” from the beautiful movie “A Walk to Remember” on his iPod for us to listen to together as we drifted off to sleep.  Never said a word.  Just did it.

• He gives me his jacket or coat when I’m cold while we’re out…every time.  Only recently has he started to suggest, in a gentle way, that perhaps I should plan a little better next time.

May 16, 2012:  A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words

Steve, your faith since your conversion has become an anchor for our family as you lead us in a whole new way.  I know it’s a bit self-indulgent, but last week I found some video-making software that is really easy to use.  In practically no time (i.e. this is why the laundry isn’t done--picture inserted smiley face here), I was able to create a summation of the beauty with which God has blessed us.  Hope you like it.

“Put me like a seal over your heart,
Like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death"
--Song of Solomon 8:6

Twenty years:  ✔