Today is not the most romantic day of the year.
I think it was a Tuesday last summer when hubby got home from work and told me to sit and relax, he would take care of dinner.
Or maybe it was on Halloween night, after the sugar-jammed kids were twitching in their beds. We sat outside on the starlit patio and shared a beer while shivering under a Denver Broncos blanket wrapped around our shoulders.
Driving away from the title company after closing on our first house was one of our most emotional moments, ever, electric and illuminated by the heat our teamwork accomplished, hands held tight.
On random weeknights he rubbed my tired feet.
In mid-January, for no apparent special reason, he bought an electric blanket for me and secretly put it on our bed.
He sent Aidan and I to Chicago.
He prays for me.
The getaway he planned entirely on his own at the posh hotel was utterly romantic.
Dairy Queen on a hot Thursday night.
Dairy Queen on a cold Sunday afternoon.
He washes our dirty, dirty dog.
Pancakes—Alton Brown’s recipe—upon request.
He cries with me, laughs with me, conspires with me, dreams with me.Â
Today is not the most romantic day of the year. My heart isn’t pitter-patter-pittery-pattery-powing any more than usual. I’m not zinging to the moon, high on teddy bears and cheesy lingerie and chocolate. Those things don’t do it for me, anyway. They never have.
A man who loves his wife?
Zing.
That’s so sweet and true. When your husband shows you he loves you in countless little ways every day, Valentine’s Day seems so trite. You are a lucky woman!
Now, that’s what I like to hear!
I think it’s wonderful that your romance is still very much alive! You’ve got a keeper!
What a wonderful list of love that was….
Hooray for the husbands who show their love on regular old weekdays.
That’s the best tribute I’ve read so far. Thank you for sharing it.
I couldn’t agree more, but I still enjoy the chocolates.
Zing. I like it. If it is not a a biblical word it out to be. You sure used it to clearly portray the depth of God’s love and your husbands.
Did you use to be a writer for Wayne’s World. 🙂
Love it! This is truth. This is soooo not commercialized, consume consume. Thanks for the perspective. Perhaps you can consult for Hallmark and turn this whole thing around.
Oh beautiful and I cannot agree with you more.
Zing is right! You make me wish I had thought of a list like that for my man! I guess I could do it today, right?
So true!
Gretchen, you always hit the nail on the head! Here’s to faithful, kind and honest husbands…
Ben—there is a big difference between “zing” and “schwing!” I hope.
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Now that’s a Hallmark card I would love to see – “For the man who washes our dirty, dirty dog…”. It’s true though, those are the things that make it all work, that make it all worthwhile…
That certainly is one of the greatest blessings of life. I hope I get to meet him someday–he sounds like quite a guy (I am especially impressed by that Chicago trip!!!)
Be still my heart, I just love the way you expressed that.
Thank You for those amazing words! You certainly have an amazing husband (who is also very blessed to have an amazing wife).
It’s nice to take a minute to remember that even though the world seems to be ruled by crass commercialism, our lives need not be.
You really have one of the best sites I have ever visited. Sometimes funny, sometimes insightful, sometimes a bit sad, but always inspiring.
Thank you.