Sunday, February 15, 2009

Everyday is Valentine's Day....


Today was... Valentine's Day. A day to celebrate love. But today, I did not get a valentine card. I did not get a box of chocolate. I did not get flowers. 


I did get however:

  • A morning to sleep without interruption. 
  • A time to lay in bed as long as I wanted. 
  • My daughter coming to get in bed with me. 
  • My son coming to get in bed with me. 
  • My husband coming to get in bed with me. Actually, I noticed that together we totaled over 24 foot of legs in my bed at one time! 
  • A slow morning getting ready and heading to Jan Mar for lunch. 
  • A time of shopping at an antique store with Logan ( a cool vintage dress found) 
  • A sweet movie with Logan while Mark and Connor saw an action movie. 
  • A comment from Mark to the kids that "everyday is valentine's day for us". 
  • A laugh when the kids thought that comment was funny (it's true though). 
  • A realization about how true that comment is... no ups and downs-consistant love. 
  • A night at Kingsport Grocery with new friends and food and fun!
  • A great conversation about the journey my life has been. 
  • A chance to tell how much I respect Mark for being able to lead our family (I am a little bold sometimes and may push hard but he always takes the lead). 
  • A chance to kiss my kids goodnight. 
  • A chance to lay beside a man that I love more now than I have ever dreamed possible. 
  • A chance to think about church in the morning and how I love that in our life as well. 
  • A moment to love my God and be thankful that everyday is Valentine's Day with Him.

2 comments:

  1. ...much better gifts than chocolates or flowers!
    I don't know if you remember praying for me 7 or 8 yrs ago in church, but I do. I know I've never told you, but you all have been an inspiration to me & since I have truly put God first I now have an amazing life. Thank you for being a beautiful example of a life & marriage with order. God has blessed me with a wonderful husband!

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