I knew I was signing up for someone who could-and did-make me feel safe, beautiful, loved and accepted the night you asked me to marry you. We are equal partners in this beautiful, challenging and joyful life, and creating a family together has caused my heart to overflow with love and appreciation. ![]() ![]() But in truth, I fall in love with you time and time again because over the past ten years of our marriage, we’ve grown and evolved and become a true team together. I fall in love with you time and time again as I watch you inspire, celebrate and support our children for exactly who they are. I’m so grateful to know our kids always have someone in their corner-seeing them, cheering for them, and standing with them. Thank you for making life one big adventure. You encourage us to see the beauty in the world around us and we need that. And I don’t just mean because you often take three kids to the grocery store alone. That is true love, my dear.īut maybe, just maybe even more than that, you are adventurous. One of my favorite things about you might be your giant hugs and your stellar chef skills, but it’s also the fact that you have taken on the role as birthday party chaperone so this introvert doesn’t have to. In the way that you see us, love us and care for us. I often feel like I’m the memory maker and documenter, but this time, it was all you. I hadn’t known what you wrote for the answers the night before, and hearing them squeal as they read them out loud made my heart come close to bursting. “And his favorite animal is a striper!” (I’m surprised this one didn’t give it away.) “Mom! Did you know our tooth fairy’s name is Elvis?!” The next morning, you may have already been on your trek into work, but you left your mark for the day on three wildly excited and delighted children. Then, you are the one who remembered to not only leave money under their pillow, but you also remembered to answer their questions. And one night, after someone lost a tooth, our two oldest kids decided to leave a note of questions they carefully crafted for the tooth fairy to answer. Lately it feels like teeth are falling out left and right in our home. I mean who doesn’t want to hear those stories about themselves over and over?īut I’ll tell you about the tooth fairy instead. I certainly could continue telling you all about these times when I know you have felt my love and appreciation. “It’s okay, she curled right into me and fell right back to sleep,” you told me. Just the other night you had asked me if I heard our youngest come into our room crying about a nightmare, and I hadn’t. I certainly could tell you all about how my love for you has deepened each time you’ve intercepted a sick kiddo or have gotten up to change wet sheets in the middle of the night so that I could stay asleep. My heart is so full because of our teamwork. ![]() You taking control of the house and kids so I could go out and write and edit and do all the things helped make this happen. I certainly could tell you about how much it has meant to me that you’ve stepped up and in as I’ve chased after my dream of publishing my first novel. Related: Dear husband: Thank you for showing our kids how to be a great dad I certainly could tell you all about how I still-even eight years later-can’t watch you braid our daughter’s hair without feeling my heart thump in my chest. I certainly could tell you all about how much my heart grew the day I saw you holding our first baby we created together.
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