Valentines

On the evening that my husband proposed to me, I arrived home after work to find him waiting on my porch wearing the vintage suit that he'd worn on our first date. He had parked his car inconspicuously around the corner so that I wouldn't be immediately aware of his presence and upon discovering him there, he invited me to go on a drive with him. I accepted. He retrieved his car from it's hiding place and in the passenger side was a basket that he had constructed containing some of my favorite things: flowers, the specific brand and flavor of mints that I preferred, my favorite cookies, and other things that could only have been selected by one who had been paying careful attention to my preferences, and knew me well. He has since told me that he also wore the suit because he knew how much I liked it. Over the course or our marriage, he continues to be attentive to the things that matter to me.

Likewise, the Lord has shown his love to me numerous times in small, intimate ways that show how well he knows me and how much he cares about the details that matter to me. I call those valentines.

I am my beloveds and He is mine.

Song of Songs 2:16