I’ve read that book on love languages.
It’s pretty good, I guess.
I’ve never quite figured out what mine is….but he has.
He first spoke it during our college summers when he filled my mailbox with letters and called me on a real, landline telephone every Sunday afternoon.
He’s held my hand in a crowd and our newborn daughters in his arms. There’ve been unexpected flowers and more surprise desserts than I can count.
When my tongue’s gotten the best of me once again, he’s kept quiet. When I’ve felt fear, he’s pushed me through.
The afternoon we attended his dad’s funeral, he drove long into the night to take us to my parents 50th wedding anniversary celebration the next day.
He embraces my traditions of walks on the beach and first-day-of-school presents and Christmas Eve dessert. He calls if he’s running late, so I won’t worry.
He sits at our table and reads us the Bible and leads us in prayer.
He’s painted and hammered and cut grass and fixed washers, dryers, and dishwashers, and anything else that plugs into a wall. He’s landscaped yards and built playsets and put bicycles together and hung countless pictures.
We’ve been to the beach and the mountains and the big city and we dream about the next place we’ll go together.
He’s worked hard and he’s worked long and it’s been for me and for us and for our girls.
So whatever my love language is, he speaks it well, – yes, he lives it, and I love him for it.
Tomorrow I’m blessed to celebrate twenty-two years of marriage with the one who speaks my love language!
What a beautiful post, Tracey!! And what a blessing to have a husband who knows you and loves you so dearly.
May the Lord bless you both with many more anniversaries and years together. x
By the way, I'm not sure if you've seen this before, or if you're even interested, but over here you can find an online quiz you can do that will evaluate your love language for you so you don't have to figure it out for yourself:
http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/
🙂
Well, I may have to take that quiz and see what it tells me!! 🙂
Congrats
This is such a sweet testament to your lovely husband. May you both be blessed with many more happy years together!
Happy Anniversary!!!
What a beautiful picture of Christ and His church! Thanks for being a testimony of sacrificial, biblical love.
Many rich blessings to you both as you serve the Lord and journey this Earth together~
Katie
How BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I just love this post to pieces!!!!!!!!!!