Valentines Day is such an odd day. Some celebrate it with a passion and other's avoid it like the plague saying that it is a holiday invented by Hallmark to sell more cards... I really don't know any other holiday (non-Church related) that so many people feel so passionately about. If you hear about a family that's celebrating say St. Patrick's Day no one ever responds by saying, "That's such a stupid holiday, it was invented by the Irish to sell more beer!" Or "Thanksgiving, such a stupid holiday, invented by the airlines to increase sales in November!"
Well, the history geek in me had to research the who-what-where of Valentines...and to my surprise it's way older than Hallmark, in fact Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D.
(looks like a romantic guy)
So, I've decided to tell the world (or my 33 blog followers, you represent the world to me!) why I love him...
He loved me first * He has eyes that capture me EVERY time he looks at me * He sings Bon Jovi songs to me * He washes the dishes * He loves God * He serves God * He told me he would NEVER go into "the ministry" yet when God called him he said yes * He dances like he's at a 1993 high school prom, a VERY white prom too * He plays the piano with his soul * He loves our children beyond measure * He teaches me how to be a better mom * He can't fix a car to save his life * He bought us a fixer-upper when I was 9 months pregnant even though he's not a fixer-upper kind of guy, knowing that I've always wanted one * He laughs at me every time I ask if we can buy another fixer-upper, when we're still in our current money pit! * He never leaves the lid off the toothpaste * He always leaves the seat down * He makes our bed * He makes the best scrambled eggs ever * He dances with our kids * He likes Murder She Wrote * He doesn't care what the world thinks about him * He's deep, deep in the dork forest, and loves being in there * He does Madison's math homework with her * He loves his mom VERY much * He has strong values that are unbending * He respects me * He can't stand when I'm sick, and always wants to take me to the hospital if I'm sick or hurting * He looks really good, I mean REALLY good, like back-off-ladies-he's-mine good, in dark jeans
2 comments:
I love you too!
That makes me want to make a list of what I love about my husband. It really is just the little things!
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