Dear Luke,
You have been the epitome of selflessness this week.
I've been exhausted, and--even now--it's all I can do to write the "Wednesday Letter" and drag myself to bed. But, for this reason, the laundry was left to you, the dishes fell to you, and I just didn't have the energy to grocery shop, either. I know you put AT LEAST 8 hours of work in the living room yesterday, when I was at the daycare, and, I almost forgot, you cleaned the cat pan and mowed the yard at some point, too. Thank you for all of that.
But, more importantly, thank you for the attitude you've had the entire time. You have modeled cheerful giving, despite pain in your neck from painting the ceiling, dust in your nostrils from sanding the walls, and the noise in your ear from my end-of-the-day grumbling. Even as busy as you are--and as whiny as I've been--you keep smiling, letting me vent, and showering me with hugs and kisses.
I'm not sure where you're getting your energy, but it hasn't been from my encouragement. And that's the point of today's letter. I'm sorry I haven't been any help, and I've even been a hindrance at times. I want you to know I've noticed your hard work, and I appreciate it more than my exhausted mind can express.
Thank you for being more than a teammate the last few days. "Team" implies cooperation, and I've already admitted there has been little of that on my part! Instead, thanks for being someone on whom I can rely completely--someone who takes over when I can't find the strength. Thank you for being a servant.
I love you, Mr. McKinney.
~ME~
Sounds like your marriage has been a really good mirror of our relationship with God :)
ReplyDeleteI ran across this and thought you might be interested:
ReplyDeleteDay 1 — Your best friend
Day 2 — Your crush
Day 3 — Your parents
Day 4 —Your sibling (or closest relative)
Day 5 — Your dreams
Day 6 — A stranger
Day 7 — Your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush
Day 8 — Your favorite internet friend
Day 9 — Someone you wish you could meet
Day 10 — Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to
Day 11 — A deceased person you wish you could talk to
Day 12 — The person you hate most/caused you a lot of pain
Day 13 — Someone you wish could forgive you
Day 14 — Someone you’ve drifted away from
Day 15 — The person you miss the most
Day 16 — Someone that’s not in your state/country
Day 17 — Someone from your childhood
Day 18 — The person that you wish you could be
Day 19 — Someone that pesters your mind—good or bad
Day 20 — The one that broke your heart the hardest
Day 21 — Someone you judged by their first impression
Day 22 — Someone you want to give a second chance to
Day 23 — The last person you kissed
Day 24 — The person that gave you your favorite memory
Day 25 — The person you know that is going through the worst of times
Day 26 — The last person you made a pinky promise to
Day 27 — The friendliest person you knew for only one day
Day 28 — Someone that changed your life
Day 29 — The person that you want tell everything to, but too afraid to
Day 30 — Your reflection in the mirror
clearly, you'd edit it a bit but should give you some new ideas.
oh, and I'm definitely considering a new blog of my own. I even deleted an old one today so I could rationalize it to myself a but more. ha!
Gwen
oh, that was a list of 30 people to write letters to, in case you didn't figure that out. ;)
ReplyDeleteHey, that's really awesome, Gwen!
ReplyDeleteSome of them could be awkward in open-letter form (like the ex-boyfriend?...) And,people may get tired of the repetition if I wrote to my "crush" "the last person I kissed" and "the person who gave my favorite memory." Since those happen to apply to the same one I wrote to this Wednesday.
But the list provides a great outline, and thus, much-needed direction. Thanks!
Oh, and Sarah, I totally agree. The fact that my marriage is resembles Christ and the church more often each day is a source of HUGE excitement to me. I snagged a good one. :)
Yeah, I figured you'd definitely need to tweak it. Can't just be to Luke week after week. haha. :)
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