Today (June 5th) is our 43rd wedding anniversary!
So I spent some time thinking about my wonderful wife Linda. Here are some of her qualities that jumped out at me:
- Her sense of humor
- Her love language of giving
- Her absolute commitment to the Lord
- Her heart for broken people
- Her entrepreneurial spirit
- Her industriousness
- Her innate sense of direction
- Her professionalism in her job
- How cute she looks driving her miniCooper convertible
- Her support of me in my ministry
- Her encouragement for me to be active in sports (within limits)
- Her steadfastness in the face of life’s challenges (house fire, heart surgery, etc.).
- Her commitment to personal fitness
- Her enthusiasm when she gets a
bargain at a garage sale
- Her excitement when she gets a good buy at Loft or Ann Taylor
- Her love of almond chocolate coconut ice cream from Bruster’s
- Her enjoyment of sharing a good steak, sweet potato, and Caesar’s salad from Outback
- Her love of her mother
- Her absolute affection for her four grandchildren
- Her ability to bring out the best in me
- Her belief that prayer really matters — and makes a difference
- Her enjoyment of whomping me at Scrabble
- Her absolute love of black cherries
- Her desire to take a cruise to Alaska
- Her openness to God’s leading in her life
- Her ability to laugh at herself (using Raid to polish the dining room table — she didn’t have her glasses on)
- Her love of black licorice
- Her sheer pleasure in going to the beach
- Her love of tradition (a trip to Charleston must include crispy flounder at Hyman’s followed by a couple of praline cookies down the street)
- Her love of a serious cup of coffee (Starbucks, please)
- Her unconditional love for “adopted” family members
- Her longing to see others walk with Christ.
- Her growing in her own faith.
- Her commitment to exercise in her sixties!
- Her love of Trader Joe’s salad dressing
- Her longing that her children and grandchildren become people of faith.
- Her penchant for finding new places in the house to lose her glasses.
- Her compassion for the broken and bruised.
- Her joy in giving to others.
- Her love of a good bargain.
- Her hearty — and honest — laughter at her husband’s humor when he preaches.
- Her ability to talk to anyone about almost anything.
- Her joy in growing old(er) with me.
Sharon Chesley Faulk
June 5, 2014 at 9:46 am
Happy Anniversary, Larry and Linda! I am so grateful for you and that you were part of our wedding so many years ago! Have a wonderful, blessed day!!!
Amy L. Watson
June 17, 2014 at 3:08 pm
this was so sweet. ❤ love you guys!