Lovie Dovie

Congratulations to Darcie Apple! She won The Book Monster! And Congrats to Anne Ferris! She won the Paint Chips MUG! 

A stack of printable, color-able, cut-out-able paper hearts on my desk. Bag of conversation hearts and little jar of red sprinkles on the kitchen counter. Valentine’s Day Bingo Cards waiting to be played.

{Sigh} Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.

And {sigh} love is in the air.

So, I thought I’d write a little about this guy…

This is my hubby. His name is Jeff. Yesterday, it was confirmed by my 6 year old that he is, indeed, my Valentine.

I’m a lucky girl, huh?

Well, you should know that he is more than the sum of his handsome face. He, my friends, is a good man. A godly man. And he sure does love me.

I like being able to brag on him.

When I wrote Paint Chips, I needed to write two good men into the lives of Cora and Dot. Men who would help them to heal. Men that could show how really great a man can be. These characters were Steven and Paul.

Many of the qualities in both characters were modeled after Jeff. Sense of humor, confidence, readiness to help out, integrity. Desire to seek God’s plan. Desire to provide for family.

My husband has been one of the ways that God shaped my life. Jeff is a gift, a blessing, and beyond what I imagined a husband to be.

He is my very best Valentine ever.

Tell me, who is your Valentine? Now, I don’t necessarily mean a spouse or romantic thing…but someone who is a blessing in your life. Someone you might say is a blessing from God?

It’s almost Valentine’s Day. It’s okay to gush over the people we love!