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Today is my dear husband’s 38th birthday, so I wanted to celebrate him with 38 reasons why I love my man…

1. I love the way your eyes twinkle when you are thinking of something mischevious.
2. I love the way you play with the kids on the floor, tickling and laughing and affectionate.
3. I love that you are a dedicated, self-motivated, go-getter of a man.
4. I love that you make me do silly things just so I won’t take life so seriously.
5. I love that you support me in everything I set my mind to and push me towards the things that I should do.
6. I love that you are my best friend and that we can have conversations about ANYTHING.
7. I love that you are a passionate person and care deeply.
8. I love that you don’t care how well I cook; you’re just grateful that I cook at all.
9. I love that you let me slide my popsicle toes up under your legs so I can warm them up.
10. I love it when you walk up behind me when I doing dishes or cooking dinner, put your arms around my waist and kiss me on the neck.  It makes me wanna cook and clean more. 
11. I love the way that you take care of the people you love most and keep their needs ahead of your own.
12. I love that you understand my weird idiosyncrasies and even find most of them endearing.
13. I love that you allow for my love of Shipley’s donuts, even though you know Krispie Kremes are better.
14. I love the way that you encourage each of our children in their own individual strengths and personalities.
15. I love the deep, spiritual conversations that drive you.
16. I love that when it comes right down to it, you really do enjoy spending time at home with me and the kids.
17. I love that you push me to try new things even when I don’t want to.
18. I love that most of the ‘vices’ I’ve picked up over the years were intentionally started by you – this is where I raise my glass of wine to you and say, “Cheers!” (or “clink!” as our kids would say)
19. I love that you are returning to the man you were created to be and you allow others to do the same.
20. I love that we can watch geeky, scientific, educational shows on TV together and we both like them.
21. I love that you take care of me and treat me like a queen, even when I acting more like the chamber maid.
22. I love the way you dance with our girls and show them what true love should look like.
23. I love the way you encourage our boy to become a “Hesketh man”.
24. I love the smell of your pipe in the evening; it reminds me to slow down and enjoy our life.
25. I love that you’ll watch romantic chic flicks with me, even when you don’t feel like it.
26. I love the way you love inclement weather and turn into a little boy again during storms.
27. I love the way you love my sister and parents as if they were your own.
28. I love that you understand the plight of this stay-at-home mom; you encourage me to get out of the house and you don’t complain when its not at its cleanest.
29. I love that you are ‘interruptable’ even when you’re hard at work.
30. I love that you built me 2 websites to fill with words and you didn’t even charge me.
31. I love that you encourage me in my strengths and help me discover ways to manage my weaknesses.
32. I love the way you let music move you.
33. I love the home we’ve built together; it’s a home filled with peace and love and grace and warmth.
34. I love the way you love to laugh.
35. I love the way your eyes soften a little around the edges when you look at me in a loving glance.
36. I love melting into you at the end of a long day.
37. I love the way you love me.
38. Shawn, I love you for who you are.