Saturday, January 26, 2008

How Should I Love?

The following is a poem Andy wrote for me. He gave me permission to publish it here. I think it is wonderful!


How should I love Thee?

As Christ loved the Church –

Freely – with abandon

Of all that does not belong

In “I Love You”

How should I love thee?

As Christ loved the Church –

Completely – and in

That universe contains all

Love.

How should I love thee?

As Christ loved the Church –

So sweetly – and in

The few hours remaining

Wash Thy feet

– My Beloved.

God is good all the time

It has been a while since I've posted. I have a nice life that occasionally goes haywire and the older I get the longer it takes me to recover!

What's been going on lately? The holidays were nice. It was a special treat to have our sweet Tristan with us for Thanksgiving and Christmas 2007. I found it interesting that last holiday season we didn't even know we'd have a darling addition to our family. She is a joy. I'll add new pictures soon.

Thomas is out of the Marines. He worked for us for a couple of months and has recently started a new job that seems like a good fit. He is away from home a lot while he is training but will settle in nicely once his routine is established. Liz is staying at home with Tristan and taking classes.

Emily is working for a non-profit organization involved in community development. The project she is currently involved with is the Jubilee Project in Dallas. It is a perfect fit for Emily.

Lindsey has moved back home for a time. She works as a server at Jasper's. It is nice to spend time with her.

Alex is finishing up his studies at UTD and working for us. It's fun to see Alex more often.

Jane is living in Carrollton and working at Williams Sonoma at the Galleria. Perfect place for Jane to work!

Jordan is a freshman at Lake Dallas High School and waiting patiently to start Driver's Ed. Wow!

Andy and I will celebrate our thirteenth wedding anniversary this year and our eleventh year in business together. That's an accomplishment!

My journey with Weight Watchers has been successful. So far I've lost 30lbs and I'm feeling so much better. The best part is -- I think I might stick with it this time for a true lifestyle change...there I've said it in cyberland...now the whole world can keep me accountable!

I've been attending BTCL classes taught by Janis Saville. It has been such a blessing. God is faithful and good and loving and just.