SURPRISE!

Friday night. No big plans … pizza with my husband and then a quiet evening. Our son is at school for a rehearsal so we anticipate a rather uneventful night.

We hear someone at the front door. Is he home early? "Hellooooo-ooo……"

Standing and staring, (I am sure) It's our daughter! I know it took at least 5 or 10 seconds for it to register in my brain, that the pretty girl I am looking at is really her … home from college. SUR-PRIZE!!

In a few seconds I was trying to put together how it was possible. An hour before she had texted me, asking what we were doing, indicating she herself was still trying to decide what to do with her night. NOT! She was an hour away at that point. Very sneaky.

Joy and hugging and tears when she walked in the door. The first time we had seen her since Christmas Break. I was really missing her this past week.

Then… here she is. Honestly… The best surprise ever!

The pure inner satisfaction that came with this visit was so enveloping to me . . . To my heart, my thinking, my soul.

The fact that she left campus, drove by herself for 5 hours just to come home . . . Yes, touches the soul at a very deep level. The thought, the effort, and the knowing that this is the best gift ever for her dad and me. Knowing you are loved. That's it. She could not have expressed it any better than this.

The desire to be in our presence. Our desire just to be in hers. Love.

My desire is to bring joy when I walk into a room. I want my husband to think it’s a good idea when I come home. Hopefully something about being in my presence makes his day better.

Do you know that a 30-second kiss will make a difference in your day? It will change everything. Try it – go find the one you married. Right now. Give a kiss. A real kiss. A 30-second kiss. Whenever you come home. Every day. Yep! Every day.

SURPRISE!