Thursday, July 17, 2008

I Love US


I have a small cross stitch in our bedroom that says, "I love us". I was thinking about that this morning while looking for a missing left shoe.

I love my husband, Wayne. I love him like breath. I love all 6"4" of him, his blue eyes, his broad shoulders and cute buns. I love his mischeivious sense of humor, his calm voice, his work ethic, and for the most part the way he loves me. But, even more than I love his own personal character traits, his virtues and his foibles...I love US.

I love the way we have intermingled with one another. I love the way we laugh together, the way we bouy one another up. I love the conversations we have sitting on the patio, the private jokes, the looks across the room. I love having someone to finish my sandwich, someone who's back I can scratch...and who occasionally scratches mine. I love holding hands in bed, knowing one anothers favorite kind of ice cream, and sharing the agony and ectasy that has been part of being parents to our four children. I love that we conceived, bore, and raised them together. I love feeling protected, worried about, mostly understood, and at times having him shake his head in bewilderment and mutter, "Why would you DO such a thing?". I love being asked, "Where's Wayne", and I love knowing where he is. I love belonging . I love US!
















7 comments:

Rambling Woods said...

Caryn wrote "I love feeling protected, worried about, mostly understood, and at times having him shake his head in bewilderment and mutter, "Why would you DO such a thing?"."

And I loved this post. Oh I wish I could put US into words, but I don't have to as you did so well...

Great Grandma Lin said...

wow, i love your tribute to your husband. have you read it to him? i can just hear him saying something like..."now why did you do that?" i read my husband allen my tribute and he didn't say much but think he was pleased that i appreciate him. isn't love about that appreciating the other person with all their strengths and weaknesses just because they exist and have made the commitment to be yours whether a spouse or a friend...what a lovely wall hanging. i love us...very appropriate.

Jo, a retired teacher said...

A loving post. You are both blessed (and/or lucky) to have found each other.

Kay said...

This is such a lovely tribute to your husband and to your marriage. I hope you'll share this post with him. I know he'd love it.

Susan said...

that's the best part of loving...the intertwining of hearts/minds/goals. i have that with my robert, too. thanx.

Chandi said...

I admire that wall hanging every time I visit. So much is conveyed in 3 simple words.

It's nice that you speak so wonderfully of Dad. It's good for children to know and to hear about the love their parents have for on another.

Anonymous said...

I love how much you love your Stott hubby. I feel very much the same about mine. I hope that one day Thad and I will be able to look back on our lives together and feel the same way you STILL do. It's very romantic....(sigh)
Oh~! And I enjoy being able to scratch his back every chance I get! ha! ha! =)