Valentine's Day... usually overrated but this year was one of the best! Last night we got all "gussied up" and went to a sweetheart banquet at the Christian Center. We had dinner by candlelight and then an intimate concert with Mark Harris of 4Him. Both the meal and the music were wonderful and such a blessing! I had seen 4Him before and was a moderate fan, but last night I was not only amazed by Mark's talent but also the sincerity of his love for the Lord. I will remember that terrific evening out for a long, long time!
Don and I are both so practical that we amuse ourselves by how little we can get by with spending. We agreed that we really don't need extravagant gifts for each other, and it turns out that we both spent less than 20 bucks!
I found him a gorgeous black wool coat on clearance, but he easily trumped that with his gift to me. When we were in Hawaii, I fell in love with this passionfruit orange juice that's sold in cans in convenience stores. I ended up buying that stuff every time we stopped somewhere, and it was such a treat because I knew I'd never find it again on the mainland. (The same thing happened with me and Canadian Kit-Kat bars. Anyway...) So Don goes and orders a 12-pack of the juice for me and has it shipped to our house. And would you believe that I'm like a kid at Christmas? One taste of that stuff and I'm back in paradise! Yes, we're a little unconventional, but Don knows how to take good care of my heart. :)
Our marriage has been far from perfect. Newlywed bliss?? Satan loves to attack Christian marriages and ours has been under intense fire since day one.
But Don is my match in every way. He is solid but gentle, humble and unassuming, with a giant heart, a knack for one-liners that keeps me laughing all the time, and a love for me that is far deeper than anything I ever could've imagined before I met him. Apart from my salvation, my husband is God's greatest gift to me.
I wish I knew how to love him better.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
