Proud to Spell My Name: W-I-F-E
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” -Mignon McLaughlin
Whenever I post this Mignon McLaughlin quote on Twitter or Facebook, I always get the same response. People overwhelmingly love this quote. There is something about it that resonates with so many. That is certainly the case with me.
People often talk about falling in and out of love. I even heard a well-known marriage expert say recently that being in love with your spouse well into your years of marriage isn’t necessary nor is it reasonable. Well, I certainly hope that guy is wrong! Keith does something, literally every day, that makes me fall in love with him all over again.
Last Sunday, I needed to travel to Nashville for business. I was scheduled to return on Wednesday night but wouldn’t get a chance to see Keith because he was scheduled to leave for Washington D.C. on Tuesday and return on Thursday night. I knew he had a busy two days ahead of him prior to his travels beginning so I wouldn’t even think to ask him to straighten up the house I left a complete mess (and I mean, like a tornado came through that place kind of mess).
But I didn’t have to. He always gives me a reason to say, ‘wow.’
When I walked through the door on Wednesday night, I wasn’t surprised in the least that the house was spotless and Keith had left a card on the coffee table that simply said, “I love you.” This is my husband. If I didn’t know better, I’d think he was working toward the ‘Husband of the Year’ award. But he’s not. That’s just him. And for little things like this and so many I can’t even begin to name them, I fall in love with this man every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
I appreciate Keith and I believe that is one of the reasons I fall in love with him over and over again. I don’t take for granted anything he does (or at least I do my best not to) and show my gratitude as often as possible. When I say ‘thank you,’ I instinctively acknowledge that he did something great. And when I say ‘thank you’ throughout each and every day, I’m reminded moment by moment of how great it is to to be married to a man who makes me proud to spell my name: W-i-f-e.
QUESTION: When you show appreciation to your husband, do you find that he tries even harder to make you happy? And does remaining aware and conscious of what he does for your family daily make you fall in love all over again?
Until tomorrow…make it a great day!
152. He gave me the most perfect love letter I could have ever asked just before I left for Nashville.
153. I returned from Nashville and the first time I saw when I returned home was a card from him saying, “I love you. What more is there to say?”
154. He took an earlier flight home on Thursdays to be with me.
155. Although his job takes him all over the world, as does mine, he doesn’t like to be away from me for more than 3-4 days (and I feel the exact same way).
156. I could continue this list on forever and never have enough room to finish.
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Fawn Weaver
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