ode to Derek.

warning: this will be a cheezzzy post.

my husband turned 23 last Friday, the 23rd. his golden birthday! for the next few months, i will enjoy only being 3 and a half years older than him. i could write a very, very long blog about Derek...but to save myself from too many eye rolls and yawns, i am only going to list ten of my favorite things about this amazing, dashing man of mine.

1. he speaks truth in love.
2. he is full of kindness and faithfulness.
3. he encourages me, and others, daily.
4. his humility (pay no attention to that statement D :)).
5. he is determined, disciplined, and motivated in his dreams.
6. his songwriting.
7. he treats his mother, and mine, like precious gold.
8. his laugh makes me laugh which makes him laugh and then we laugh and laugh.
9. his hair and handsome face. awwww.
10. the way he loves me.

sometimes i write songs about people, and when i perform them, i don't think about why i wrote it or what the meaning is...and then there are other times i write songs and perform them, and while i'm performing i cannot stop thinking about the meaning behind the words. this is one of the meaningful ones i wrote for Derek a few months back - i couldn't describe what he is to me in a deeper way than this simple chorus:

"love of my life
sweet as the morning sky,
are you, are you,
love of my life
all i do is sigh
for you, for you."

happy birthday, darling. i love you incredibly.