Love

posted by David Ashcraft
February 13

I was listening to a Focus on the Family broadcast earlier this week, and the subject was love letters. The guest encouraged the audience to "write a letter to your spouse" telling him/her why you love them. I thought about the challenge for a couple of hours as I drove from Atlanta to Raleigh.

I love Mary because God's word says in Ephesians 5:25, "Husbands love your wives."I made a commitment to love her on January 2, 1971, and that commitment remain strong. If additional reasons are needed to encourage that love, they are stronger than ever:

• Mary is a living example of the love chapter, 1 Corinthians 13 . She is forgiving. She is patient. She cares for others.

• Mary is a good mother and grandmother. She enjoys children. She is kind to animals. She manages the house well, and
  
  
• She still likes to play.

Love at 64 is a little stronger and deeper than it was at 21. In younger days, I would have written more about liking and physical attraction than love. Now all three are in one little package that still excites and challenges and makes me say wow.