Today is Valentine's Day and all I did for you was send a e-card. Normally I would've spent time wandering through the Hallmark store, looking for a card that says all the right things. Not this time.
This morning you brought me a luscious cup of coffee and breakfast in bed. You did that yesterday, too. And the day before that, and the one before that...The salad you made me for lunch contained all the things I like most. After we ate, I didn't lift a finger to clean up the kitchen. You did it alone, just like you have for weeks. Then you checked on the day's laundry. Do you think I even remember how to turn on the washer?
For 56 days you have done those things on your own, plus so much more: menu planning, grocery shopping, cleaning the house, picking up the mail. That was weaved in between countless trips to the hospital in cold, bad weather when you walked inside, got a wheelchair for me, took me inside, parked the car and came back...and a couple of those times we didn't know our appointment had been cancelled! For 56 days you have waited on me, fetched for me and helped me until I must be the most spoiled woman in town!
The best part...the amazing part...is that you've done all these things with the most incredibly loving attitude and with a smile on your handsome face! What a gift you are!
I didn't plan on breaking bones eight weeks ago. I certainly do intend to be more watchful, to trust more completely the One who guards and guides every step handed over to Him. I didn't plan to be so needy - this really jerked a knot in my independent tail! So very many details of our everyday life together changed in one split second. But you didn't change. The goodness of who you are, and the way you display your love for me is something I've learned I can count on. Thank you, Love.
Today is Valentine's Day. You are my Valentine.
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