Hey, theresa. Thanks so much. It's good to know I was missed. I'll prolly be back around some, but I don't know how much. I read a lot of passages over the weekend that drew to my attention that we help ourselves through helping others. My sitch can't use help, but maybe I can help others in theirs. We'll see.
Sigh. I was washing dishes this morning, and noticed that the girls must have used one of my stainless steel coffee mugs, as it was in the sink, dirty. It's not just any coffee mug. It's one H gave me for Christmas last year. Of all the stainless steel coffee mugs I own, the girls would have to pick this one. Sigh again. Wanted to share with you guys what H inscribed on it before giving it to me last year. It's from my favorite card that he ever gave me. He re-printed it on my mug so I'd have it with me always ...
Despite any obstacles that come our way and all the many differences we've shared, I find myself loving you more with time. I love you when our moods vary and when our opinions go in opposite directions. I love you when your ideas aren't quite the same as mine and our beliefs clash. I love you when you take a stand on what you feel is absolutely right, even if I feel not the same way. I even love you when you're tired and grumpy and don't want much to do with me at that moment. What I'm trying to say is that I love you no matter what, even as we struggle to be our own individuals. It doesn't matter how different we may be. As I've spent more and more time by your side, I've learned that I love you most of all because you are different from me and can express it. I love you for what you believe, for the emotions you feel, and for the ideas that help me open my own mind to possibilities I haven't yet explored. ~Bev K. Metott, rescribed by H -- Christmas '04 ~ I Love You
