I love that.. I love when... I even love... I love how... I love the way... I just plum love you.

1. I love that God has redeemed you.
2. I love the many evidences of grace that He is working in you.
3. I love being your wife.
4. I love that you are the father of our children.
5. I love the way you love our girls.
6. I love the way you seek to serve me.
7. I love the way you encourage me to be a better mom/wife.
8. I love the way you encourage and compliment our daughters.
9. I love that Elizabeth is a complete daddy’s girl.
10. I love that you can be goofy.
11. I love that you can be serious.
12. I love that you like to grocery shop.
13. I love how you desire to be a better husband/father
14. I love how you pray for me.
15. I love how you pray for our daughters.
16. I love how you lead us well in the Gospel.
17. I love how you are leading us to live the Gospel with joy and not as burdensome.
18. I love how you seek to serve others at Desiring God.
19. I love that you are sensitive to my needs, and do so with joy.
20. I love settling into bed with you each night--even if you are a crazy sleeper.
21. I love that you are a morning person.
22. I love that you are beginning to accept that I’m NOT a morning person. :)
23. I love that you like to cook.
24. I love that you don’t mind doing house work.
25. I love that you don’t mind watching our girls anytime I need some ‘me’ time.
26. I love that as I write 25 things that I love about you, my eyes well up with tears thinking about my deep affection I have for you.
27. I even love the way you give a terrible 2 minute back rub.
28. I love how excited Elizabeth is when daddy is home.
29. I love that Elizabeth calls you ‘Handsome Daddy.’
30. I love how big Hannah Kate smiles when you talk to her.
31. I love that you aren’t afraid to do our girls hair.
32. I love how you leave me love notes.
33. I love how handsome you are.
34. I love how protective you are over your time in the Word and prayer.
35. I love that Jesus emanates through you in all areas of your life.
36. I love how patient you are with me.
37. I love how you desire to love me as Christ loves me.
38. I love that you like to tickle me.
39. I love how you compliment me.
40. I love the way our girls smell like you after you snuggle with them.
41. I love (most of the time) that Elizabeth is fearless with you because she trusts you so.
42. I love how you protect me from things/people that hurt me.
43. I love how good your hug feels.
44. I love the way you work hard to provide for us.
45. I love how diligent and disciplined you are with your schedule so you can spend quality time with us.
46. I love how safe I feel with you.
47. I love that you are my best friend.
48. I even love how you steal the covers at night.
49. I love that you don’t dwell on my many imperfections, and that most of the time you hardly even notice them.
50. I love how beautiful you write.
51. I love that you are a tangible way of seeing Christ’s grace lavished on me.
52. I love how you encourage me in my weaknesses.
53. I love how soft and gentle you point out my sin.
54. I love how God shows you sweet things in the Word.
55. I love that you like to make up fun games.
56. I love how well you can draw.
57. I love that you are a book worm.
58. I love how wide eyed you get when you are excited about something.
59. I love how particular you are about your books, Bible, desk, computer and other things.
60. I love how sensitive you are to the Spirit.
61. I love how passionate you are.
62. I love how often you speak words of grace to me.
63. I love your love for other people.
64. I love how shepherd-like your heart is towards others.
65. I love how your head has to rest just right on your pillow and how your arms have to lay perfectly flat when you go to sleep.
66. I even love how terrible you are with time.
67. I love that you like to have cereal dates with me.
68. I love how you respect me.
69. I love how you encourage my walk with the Lord.
70. I love that you like to hold my hand even when it’s sweaty.
71. I love your smile.
72. I love that you say a blessing over our girls every night and each morning you are home with them.
73. I love how Jesus has radical changed your life. I love how God has graciously allowed me to watch your transformation and that I'm able to continue to watch you conform to His likeness.
74. I love that you have been my boyfriend since 16.
75. I love that you’ve been my husband for 3 1/2 years and counting...
76. I love how tender you are towards our daughters.
77. I love that you're passionate about things that I’m passionate about.
78. I love that you don’t mind eating cereal or sandwiches for dinner sometimes.
79. I love how much I feel your love.
80. I love that you like to have fun.
81. I love how bummed you are when the Cardinals lose.
82. I love that you like to learn.
83. I love how you want to go get our girls after they’ve been in bed only an hour.
84. I love that you can be spontaneous and adventurous.
85. I love when you write sweet blog post about our daughters.
86. I love how available you are to us.
87. I love that you like to do 15 push-ups when you think you’ve eaten bad.
88. I even love how you criticize every chick flick.
89. I love how you give me charitable judgement, even when I’m not as quick to show it to you.
90. I love when you try to impress me.
91. I love how you desire to be above reproach.
92. I love how forthright you are.
93. I love how crazy you are over our girls.
94. I love that you point me to Jesus.
95. I love how quick you are to reconcile after a fight.
96. I love how close I feel to you.
97. I love how I can read you like a book.
98. I love that you can complete my sentences.
99. I love how effortlessly this list was to create and how many more reasons I could come up with.
100. I love that I will love you forever and that one day my love for you will be perfected.




and I love that all of this is because of His immeasurable grace.

I love you, Jonathan!