Here is the picture that says it all…
Hmmm…guess that means these people are so in love that they want everyone to SEE how they FEEL by kissing for all of us ! Or…Maybe it’s that you finally found someone who has finally knocked you off your feet, someone to share the rest of your life with, someone who has turned your life around, someone who loves and dreams about the same things you do, someone who “gets you,” someone who instills a desire in you to become what God sees in you and knows you are, someone worth waiting for! (Am I right?)
It’s so worth WAITING for that after it happens we wonder why we were so anxious for it to happen with just anyone! He (or she) fits so perfectly into the family that your dad can tease him, call him funny nicknames, and admire and respect him! She fits so perfectly that your mom couldn’t have picked out anyone better herself, and secretly wishes she was just like her! The siblings are dumb-founded and amazed how “this perfect match” has somehow magically turned their flakey, scatter-brained, goofy, nerdy, or impatient sibling into someone to be admired and revered. They have found their missing half and now have become whole and happy at last!
Well, this is just the beginning…just when you think they “get you”, they don’t, but they do. Work, school, and children become so much the focus that on occasion you forget who “you” are and neglect may happen at times, and focus goes elsewhere. We tend to neglect ourselves, and the one we adore, but the love never ends. Love is shown by long shoulder and foot rubs, their favorite meals prepared for them, garbage’s put out, bills paid, shirts ironed, washed and folded, caring words of love and admiration are spoken. We keep listening, admiring, crying, nurturing, growing together, laughing, and yes…kissing!
The time flies so quickly. Children grow so fast. Trials come in triplicate. Testimonies grow stronger. Commitment is never questioned. Communication happens without speaking, and that “look” goes deep into each other’s soul, not just with longing any more.
Be grateful for those kisses that gross out the children, the hugs that help us breath a little deeper, the quick looks that are worth a thousand words, and know they are all because of a love that is so amazing, a love that is eternal, a love that makes us complete.
I saw it in my parents. I see it beginning in my children’s marriages. I see it in the eyes of the one I chose so many years ago. (In Smokin’ Joe…that’s for you Blair:) I love you sweetheart!!
To all of you...keep on kissin' !! :)
