Love is

Waking up with a smile and a song
Laughing with, never at
Giving honest feedback

Painting the living room one day
Painting the living room a different color the next day

Gracious to the passenger-seat driver
Figuring out when her left means right, or vice versa

Hauling her books to sell at the used book store
Hauling most of the books back to the car
Laughing about the parking ticket that wiped out any profit

Hauling old appliances out and new(er) appliances in as many times as it takes

Letting her read in bed when he’s asleep
Letting her read to him in bed when he was asleep

Only having eyes for her
Making her feel like the most beautiful woman at the ball

Holding hands at the grocery store

Being her biggest cheerleader

Making a cup of tea when asked
Making a cup of tea when it seems like the thing to do

Answering questions that have been asked and answered, such as, “Did you feed the dogs?”

Never asking, “what did you do all day?
Always listening to what all happened today

Defending her even when she isn’t at her best

Always being willing to “start over”
Being quick to forgive or ask forgiveness
Not bringing up the past

Sending her to Singapore to see her parents for Mother’s Day
Sending her to California for warm weather therapy (and good food) at her sister’s house
Doing a Design on a Penny on their bedroom when she is out of town
Buying her a laptop so she can blog in peace

Taking her to garage sales when she should be having one

Making the yard look beautiful

Seizing moments to get things done
Creating order out of chaos without being overwhelmed

Stepping in when she’s had it up to here

Praying for and with her
Searching God’s Word together
Saying “in sickness and in health” and meaning it

And love is being married to your best friend.
Happy Birthday, Scot!

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:7 ESV