This week for me has been all about relationships. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have really been appreciating my friends and how much they mean to me. I have also been appreciating my husband and family.

This month we had 5 birthdays in our immediate family, from my sister to nephew to mother-in-law. I am amazed at how just a simple card saying that I love you, Happy Birthday and am thinking of you can matter. It is not always about the gift. It is about caring and recognizing that that person exists and is in your thoughts.

This led me to thinking of my husband. I know I tell him how much I appreciate him, but does he REALLY get it? It had been on my mind for sometime to write down some of the things that I love and appreciate about him. I could have gone on and on, but I stopped at the TOP 25. I wrote that I appreciate him for how he listens to me, really listens to me. Or that he helps with the cooking. Or that he takes care of our vehicles. And that every morning he tells me he loves me and every night he tells me he loves me. The fact that he went to a baby shower with me and was the ONLY man in the room.

I also heard from my best friend Bridget yesterday. She was at the baby shower this weekend and came all the way from Austin just to be there. We didn’t get to spend much time together, but what little time we did was special. She called and I could tell in her voice that something was up. Yes, we have known each other long enough that I can tell just from the tone of her voice that something was on her mind. When I asked her about it she just said, I really miss you. Of course we both started to cry.

Friendship, even with your spouse, is a wonderful thing. Never take it for granted and nurture it like you would a beautiful flower.