Love Note.

A few moments in time have captured my heart recently-

Last Sunday we were attending a fundraiser for Young Lives at Chapters.  Lia and her sister Moriah were with us that evening.  The original plan was for the kids to play at church in childcare while the adults mingled at Chapters.  But Lia was complaining of a tummy ache so Alan went back over to the church to retrieve her.  I saw him walking down the street with Lia on his shoulders - and then while the rest of the adults listened to the presentation, Alan found a cozy couch in the children's section and read book after book to Lia.  It seemed to magically make her tummy ache disappear. I've always known that Alan is an awesome dad to his own two daughters, but in those moments to see him with Lia-wow, I was once again reminded of what a precious man I married. One of the reasons I love Alan so deeply is his tender care for children...all children.

Outside Boy is back!  When Alan decides to do something he does it.  Lately our yard has been the beneficiary of some much needed sprucing up. Creating a garden, replanting trees, and bringing new flowers and shrubs into the yard has been keeping him busy these days. The other night he rolled a HUGE boulder to a new part of the yard-just where I wanted it. Seeing him put so much effort into every bit of what he does makes me realize how glad I am that he is Outside Boy and I'm Indoor Girl. 

Friday night Alan and I attended our first Square Dance together.  We both had the jitters -  it was nerve wracking being the 'newbies" on the dance floor.  We laughed our way through about 2 hours dance before my feet couldn't take another step. We've found something totally out of our normal everyday life to enjoy together.  Looking at each other across the Square makes me smile. I think it makes God smile too.