The above photo is an older picture of Steve and I but is still one of my favorites… I was thinking this morning about all the little things Steve does to show me he loves me , of course he tells me often but it is the little things that speak volumes to me. This morning as I write this post I saw that my office trash was gone, I forgot to empty it and today is trash day, Steve took the bag to the curb for me, this may seem like no big deal to most but it is a big deal to me.

These days he does so many little things for me, I have chonic illnesses that there are no cures for, on good days I have high energy but on most days(even some of the good days) I wake up with little to no energy. Steve has been my basic caregiver on those days, he does so much and I feel so bad for him. Most days he finds me on the couch when he gets home from work, I have a job outside the home and am very foutunate that it allows me to work how I can and when I can, I have a very understanding boss.

Steve does nity-nine percent of the cooking mostly by choice but partially by nessesity, it takes everything I have energy wise to just get through most days. Why am I explaining all this? Well you see as I started out saying it is all the little things Steve does that make this big differnce, from cooking my favorite meals, to turning my car to face out the driveway so i don’t have to back out of our driveway to bringing home my favorite treat although my waistline could use a break from that one. When the wearther gets warmer , all I have to do is ask and he will take a walk around the neighborhood with me and go as slow or as fast as I can go and make sure I don’t over do it. On trips he does most if not all the driving even when he is tired ( I don’t know how safe that is but he insist on doing so) that is until I insist I take over so he can rest. I love traveling with him and look forward to our trips together!

This year we will celebrate thirty-five years of marrriage and there still is no one I would rather do life with, so you see it really is all about the little things in life because the BIG things soon become little things in the bigger picture. I love you Steve and continue to look for little ways to show you so. Here is to another thirty-five years and then some…

Thank you God for bringing Steve into our lives and for giving him the patients to be the helpmate that he is today. May I be half the person he is to me if not more. Help us to always put you in the center of our lives , it is because of you that we are in this life together. Help us to remember that a cord of three stands is not easely broken. In you name I pray this . Amen

Saved To Serve A God Styled Life,

Maggie P