There are so many things I love about this picture.  But I think what I love most is that these aren’t newlyweds, but good, ol’ married folks.  Precious.  I loved watching this husband dote on his wife.  I loved how he would just look at her, smiling when she didn’t know it.  I loved how he touched her all evening, helped with children, talked to her as I went off to photograph the kiddos.  With divorce rates on the rise, witnessing this kind of marriage made me want to cheer.  You can tell just by looking at them that he loves her.  He cares for her.  He adores her.  He woos her and pursues her, and not many husbands do that 2, 5, 10 years into marriage.  I was so inspired and blessed.

Thank you R and K.

314.  photographing beautiful families

315. my husband

316. husbands who love their wives as Christ loves the church

317. blinking, twinkling christmas lights

318.  mulling spices in cider

319. weekend getaways

320. surprises

321. grocery money

322. glitter

323. rain on my windows and tapping on my roof

324. sound of kids munching popcorn

325. candles glowing

326. my fabulous bed, which calls to me about this time every night

327. party invitations

328. fallen leaves gathered in my flowerbeds and at my front door, reminding me of the season

329. crackle of the fire in the fireplace

330. Frank welcoming us home, tail wagging