Sappy Thoughts

It's Valentine's Day, and I am thinking sappy thoughts.

A few days ago I was cleaning out one of my dresser drawers and came upon a stack of old love letters from Jacob, ones he sent to me when we lived 100 miles apart one summer. (It seemed like half the earth away, most days.) I laughed and felt that crazy emotional love for him all over again. Isn't it interesting how love changes--okay, it doesn't really change, but we change. How we love each other changes. Although that highly emotional "falling in love" stage is over, I'm happy where we are now. I'm able to love him better now than I did before.

Okay, I also want to brag a bit about some of the sweet things Jacob has done for me. He's not a big Valentine's Day guy--it's way too consumeristic for him (I think I just made up a word there). He thinks we should show our love 365 days/year, and he does a pretty good job of it. (Not that he's perfect--although I frequently claim that--but I give him space to be human, too. :) )

The Christmas just after we had our first baby, Jacob wrote out and framed the virtuous wife portion of Proverbs 31, but he put my name in it, and all the things I do. For the verse An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels he wrote, A wife of Heather's character, who can find? She is the most precious treasure a man could hope to find. This remains one of the most amazing gifts I've ever received!

Also, when we were first getting engaged, he'd ordered my engagement ring (a solitaire with a diamond shaped like a heart!) and was told it would be resized and ready by Christmas, when he planned to propose. But then he learned that it wouldn't be ready till January. So Jacob bought a rose, pressed the petals, made them into a ring, and proposed to me with a rose petal ring on Christmas Day. Can you imagine?!

I'm thankful for my husband, and hope I'm as good at loving him as he is at loving me. :)