In college, a friend and I committed to "keeping love and joy alive" by paying tribute to the ideals themselves. Whenever we got together we would "love/joy"- share one way we'd experienced love and one way we'd experienced joy that day. Even on the worst of days, we could still dig and find these things to be true: we are loved & we experience joy. Since Jake and I celebrated our anniversary this week, prepare yourself for an especially gushy post.
.JPG)
love//In the midst of an argument a few weeks ago, I dramatically blubbered "we don't know how to love each other!!" Jake, the patient man that he is, told me we do and we're learning. This week he gave me a sweet, sentimental anniversary card without a cartoon character or crass joke in sight. We are learning to love each other- through what cards we give, and other ways too- and Jake is a faster study than I am. He loves me and when I get out of my own way I feel that love every day.
joy//
On Tuesday Jake surprised me with a visit at work. I work an hour from home. He walked in with a bouquet of gerbera daisies and a carton of keifer, and I melted. I told him I felt like we were dating again and he said "we are, we're just not dating to break up anymore." Needless to say, seeing those daisies in my office every day this week has been a continual joy-ignition.
love/joy // 1-5
Your husband is a brilliant man!!
ReplyDelete