Love Letter #5- February 5

I am going to take a little break from a direct love letter to my hubby, just to brag about him for a bit to all of you!

I don't know how aware you all are of it, but I am married to an AMAZING carpenter!  I mean, seriously, he is such a creative, ingenuitive, perfectionist when it comes to his craft... it leaves me in awe.  He never does anything half way, and if you give him the room to create, he will deliver some of the most unique, classically stunning work out there!

Okay, this just a small and silly little example, but check out the adorable little doors that he made for the cubby room (which he also made) that is underneath our stairs between our bedroom and R-Man's.

R-Man's Side

Our Side

Oh, and did you notice the cool shadow boxing he did in each of our rooms?  Yeah, I love it!  And those are such small examples of his brilliance and craftsmanship!  Check out this house he is basically building for a friend (the friend is a mason, so he did the brick work but my hubby is doing pretty much everything else!)... oh, yeah, it's a castle!

 

He can pretty much build anything I want, including my dream home... someday... and I love that!  I love going to his jobs and seeing what he has created.  I am so proud of him!  Yup, he is pretty handy to have around!  And he creates pretty cute kids too (with my help, of course!) but that's a post for another day!

Babe- I love you and think you are the best at what you do!

P.S.  I know he will say that I over-talked him in this post... blah, blah, blah... but I don't care!  He really is amazing at what he does and if he isn't going to toot his own horn then by golly, what's a wife for?!

Love Letter #4- February 4

Jer,  I love the dreamer in you!  One of my all time favorite things to do is dream with you!  Our long talks about everything from house plans, to family, to travel, fuel my spirit.  I cherish when we can be creative together- even if it is just in talk and plans.  We have so much in common and I think we draw on each others' ideas to form even better and more unique ideas.  I value your opinions and input- they are priceless to me!

So won't you come away and dream with me for a bit?  This Saturday maybe?  Even if only for a short car ride... it would be my favorite part of the date!

I LOVE YOU!

Love Letter #3- Februaury 3

Jer- I love your smile!  I mean, seriously, LOVE your smile!  When it is genuine it is priceless!

And your laugh makes my day!  I love to see what things you think are funny when we are watching a show.  I love to hear you laugh at the goofy things are boys do and say- ESPECIALLY when it is something you are trying really hard not to laugh at and your eyebrows go all high and surprised as you try to fiend seriousness!

It brings me so much joy!

And totally cracks me up!

Oh, and I really love when you laugh at something I said... if I meant to be funny (otherwise, shame on you!  :-P ).  Sometimes just having my wit appreciated is enough to truly lighten my mood, and let's face it, our 3 1/2 year old doesn't always catch on!

So thank you for your friendly face!

And I love you!

Love Letter #2- Februaury 2

Jer,

I know I tell you all the time, but I love you.  I love hearing your truck pull up after work.  I anxiously wait for you to walk in the door and give me a kiss.  I love being wrapped in your strong, safe arms.  I love cuddling up next to your warmth on a cold night (or a steamy one for that matter! :-) )  I love that we have so much different and yet so much the same.  I love that there are things only I know about you.  I love our dreams for the future and the possibilities that await us.  Yes, I just love you, my handsome husband!  I do, I do!

Always,
Kenz

Love Letter #1- February 1

Dear Jer,
I adore you for loving me, in spite of me!I know that there are times when I drive you to the brink of near insanity,but somehow you still love me. I can be annoying, and naggy, and entirely selfish,but somehow you still love me.I can entirely fail to meet your expectations, or worse yet, just flat out fail,but somehow you still love me.I can mess things up, make a mess, and look a mess,but somehow you still love me.I can burn dinner,but somehow you still love me.I can forget to wash your socks,but somehow you still love me.I can be wasteful,but somehow you still love me. I can loose my temper, yell and scream, and even slam doors  (gasp-it's true!)but somehow you still love me.  You may not always like me,but you always love me...and I love you for that!  Have a letter you would like to share?  Check out the details here & link up below!  

Love Letters and such...

"Officially" I am not back.  "Officially" I still have work to do in order to pay the dreaded visit to our accountant (who should be facilitating a hefty return for us, so maybe I shouldn't dread it so much).  But, "officially" I said that I would be back in February and there are just so many things happening right now that I can't keep myself away any longer!

First order of business- today Tyndale publishers are launching a brand new website and, as a blogger, I think that their new features are pretty appealing and exciting!  Some of them include:

-          Links to all of Tyndale’s social media sites

-          A list of all Tyndale authors and their blogs, Facebook and Twitter accounts, etc.

-          A place where you can share stories about Tyndale products that have had an effect on your life

-          Under product details you can post reviews with a link to your own blog so others can see the exciting other books you’ve been reviewing

In honor of their launch, they are hosting 4 book giveaways a day (kids, Bible, fiction & non-fiction) for 30 days!  You can enter every day of the month, so head on over there to celebrate and sign up for their blogging program!


The other piece of news I want to share with you is a contest going on over at Focus on the Family called The Love Letter Contest.  Basically, every day between now and February 11 Focus on the Family will pick the four best love letters written on the topic of "Why you want to grow old with your spouse."  Then, on February 12 they will pick one lucky couple to receive a trip to the simulcast Focus On Marriage event in Colorado Springs on February 27!

In honor of the contest I have decided to write some sort of love letter to my husband every day between now and Valentine's, maybe even for the whole month- we'll see how it goes!  As you may have guessed, this little project is going to formulate the bulk of my husband's Valentine's gift, and I thought that some of you might want to join me in this little project!

Here is what you can do to participate:

1. Blog love letters to your spouse, linking back to this post (you are welcome to use my button- found in this post and the left sidebar).
2. Blog about the creative way you are going to present these letters to your love ('cause we all love a good project!).
3. Link Up!  Come back each day and enter your specific posts in that day's MckLinky so that we all can see!

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I can wait to spread the love and the creativity!  I will be posting my first letter later on today, so be sure to stop back by and link up!