Love Is.....Rock Solid

Dustin brought this to me this weekend. At least for now, while he's 11 I am still his first love!

Love Notes

Who doesn't love a "Love Note"? Remember getting them in junior high? Remember the anticipation of writing one, unsure if you had the courage to deliver it? Do you recognize the ones that God sends to you every day? I'm not referring directly to the Bible this time - that's the obvious one.What about all that you enjoy, seeing, smelling, hearing, tasting, feeling? Once again in the way John and Stasi Eldredge get my attention in the very beginning of a chapter, they have done it again in Chapter 7 of "Captivating". John tells about having a quiet time at the beach and seeing a whale all by himself. He felt that was a note from God just for him. Staci tells of asking for a whale too but receiving a beautiful starfish, marvelling at it and then seeing Zillions of them! All by herself - she felt she was just delivered a very special love note from God. I think of these moments often in my own life, do you? Here are the things I easily notice are from Him saying , "Hello Leah!," and shouting, "I love you!" :

The sunrise over the snow-covered, Bridger mountains all pink and purple

The stars that twinkle and zoom when I grudgingly walk my dog before bedtime

The sparkle on the snow when the moon is full

A quiet moment at Hyalite Lake (preferrably in the canoe)

The excitement of catching a trout

Chocolate, not just any, the good stuff....why do you think they named it "Dove"?

A pretty girly-girl bookmark

Green tea with honey

A trusting snuggle from our timid guinea-pig "Marshmallow"

The sparkle of a diamond, no matter how small

The scent of lavender

The gut-busting laughter of my sons

One of the boys getting my attention and telling me, "I love you, Mom"

Coffee-talk with my husband, Chris

A hug from a friend

A hot bath

The Vanilla lip balm my friend helped me make

The gift of time to say "I love you, see you soon" to my Grandma before she went to live with Him. (see my blog portrait, that's a crop of my favorite photo of me sitting with her)

The song, "Something Beautiful", by Need to Breathe (click the link below, then the grayscale arrow to listen) http://www.needtobreathe.net/music/something-beautiful/

How are your "Love Notes" delivered to you? Please share, I look forward to learning how He speaks differently to each of us.