It's been a great week of doing life with those I love most...
*Bible reading/study...
*Cleaning a little here...
*Cleaning a little there...
*Watering...
*Watering...
*Watering...
It's also been a week of learning & growing in Christ through the instruction of God's Word & the counsel of the Holy Spirit. Many times I wonder if I will ever "get it" & then God reminds me that I have much tutelage to undergo until He wills my time on earth to be over. This excites me as I love being stretched spiritually & I am beyond fulfilled when I gain understanding regarding something that has before been "hidden".
Tuesday was Kyle's birthday & although he typically doesn't take off of work for celebration of his special day, this year he decided to. MaKayla, Mal & I were beyond thrilled. ♥ We did most of our food prep the day before & I am so thankful that we did in order for us to fully enjoy our family day together.
Here's some snippets...
Pops & his girls...♥
Doughnuts just for him...♥
And on plan...
Gluten, grain, dairy & refined sugar-free...
Me & my love...♥
New instrumental guitar CD...
Delish...
Breakfast on the patio...♥
And a game of Yahtzee...♥
Love her...♥
A little sibling fun...♥
The one my heart loves...♥
A little relaxing...♥
Gifts...♥
We asked what he wanted to do with his afternoon...♥
Teaching moments...♥
Learning moments...♥
Alone moments...♥
Score #1...♥
Maybe a little technique to the process...♥
Score #2...♥
Not so sure...♥
Finally getting it...♥
Score #3...♥
I sat in the back of the truck & read my Bible...
And journaled...
And captured pictures of God's beautiful handiwork...
And watched those I love...♥
Yep, there's something over there...♥
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
My treasures...♥
My forever love...♥
Lettuce wraps for lunch...
Guac for supper...
And homemade chips...
43 years...♥
43 reasons...♥
A game of Phase 10...♥
Mexican was his request...♥
The lighting of the candles...♥
Love this...♥
So much to celebrate...♥
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Rich fibers in the tapestry of my heart...♥
New shirt #1...♥
New shirt #2...♥
Radiant joy...♥
New Fiesta...♥
Just his...♥
color...♥
♥
♥
New racquetball racket...♥
And goggles...♥
And racquetballs...♥
P.J. pants...♥
(We LOVE pj's in this home...)
Mal thought he needed minion boxers...♥
:)
Plus the Ice Age movies that we didn't have...♥
Kyle letting MaKayla know that a button is NEEDED...♥
:)
A picture-perfect day...♥
Ended with a delish on-plan dessert...♥
Black Bottom Banana Pie...♥
43 years...
43 Reasons...
♥Your gentle touch...
♥ Your love for music...
♥ Your longing for my presence...
♥ Your desire for order...
♥ And structure...
♥Your dislike of clutter...
♥ Your tender heart...
♥ Your knowledge of things I know nothing of...
♥ That you've never allowed either of us to sleep on the couch...
♥ Your infatuation with deodorant...
♥ And moving air...
♥ And the warm glow of lamps...
♥ The way worship melodies move you...
♥That you learned to love coffee...
♥ Black...♥
♥ That angry words make you uneasy...
♥ The way you leave scattered coffee granules on the counter...
♥ That you tolerate hormones...
♥ And the women they affect...♥
♥ Your creative mind...
♥ The way your hands move on your guitar...
♥ And the melodies they generate...
♥ Your giving spirit...
♥ That you enjoy painting (since I don't)...
♥ Your artistic abilities...
♥ That you have no fear of driving in snow or ice...
♥ Your love for shopping...
♥ And new clothes...
♥ That you treat me with fragility...
♥ Your passion for purity in MaKayla & Mal...
♥ That you work beside me in the kitchen...
♥ That divorce has never been an option for you...
♥ Your love for Bibles...
♥ That you calm my fears...
♥ Soothe my anxieties...
♥ And quiet my racing thoughts...
♥ Your patience...
♥ And grace...
♥ That you named our children...
♥ And changed their first diapers (since I couldn't)...
♥ Your desire to see me succeed in whatever I am doing...
♥ That you always want to be wherever I am...
♥ Your unconditional love for me...
And an uncountable number more...♥
You are my Jesus-in-the-flesh & I am beyond thankful that since from the beginning of time,
God knew you would be mine...
And I would be yours...
You are more than I ever could have dreamed of...
Hoped for...
Desired...
Kyle~
Thank you for you...
For ever...
For always...
~Your Mendi
I belong to my lover,
and his desire is for me.
~Song of Solomon 7:10
