Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Heartwarming Surprise

Recently we have been discussing the book "Love & Respect" by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs in our couples bible study. I have learned over the past year that trials get harder the closer you are to a breakthrough, and I believe that is especially true in marriage as well. While discussing this book, my husband, Nate, and I had an interesting conversation last night that left us both realizing that we have fallen short in many areas of our marriage.

Albeit, this realization may seem like a negative revelation, it is actually quite the opposite. It has given us both an opportunity to rise to the occasion and truly give each other the respect and love we desire and need. That said, I was heartwarmingly surprised tonight by the following action that Nate took to show me in his own way, yet in a way that completely melted my heart and spoke my language, that he loves me:

This is a picture taken of our garage wall. As I returned home from a seminar tonight and drove my car into the garage, I saw the above message that Nate had spray painted on our garage wall directly in front of my car. My headlights highlighted this message like bright spotlights, and when I realized what he had done, my eyes teared up and my heart swelled with love and admiration. This truly was a wonderful surprise!

Thank you, Nate, for going out of your way to show me how much I mean to you. I love you with all my heart and soul!

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