"My Funny Valentine"

My Funny Valentine

“There is a time to weep, and a time to laugh.”

 Ecclesiastes 3:4

My funny Valentine is my husband, Jerry.  He can always make me laugh and has never once in our 41 years of marriage made me cry.  There have been many times I have cried over other people or circumstances, but never over our relationship.  I could write a full page or more on his character and the amazing husband he is, but I will only list a few.

How about when I was going through a difficult time in my work and came home to a rose in every room of our house?  There has always been an anniversary card; some were handmade (which I loved the most), some beautiful and some funny.  There was the first Christmas together that I came home to find an entire wardrobe of new clothes; he had a great taste for what I looked best in.  His goal was to make me happy and he did. 

Here we are all these years later and he is still looking out for my happiness and comfort.  I’ve had many health issues in these last few years, and he does all he can to encourage me and help me.  He does things like making the bed, so I don’t have to struggle with it.  He does it because he knows it makes me happy.  He fixes our meals on the days he knows I can’t and so many more things. 

He still makes me laugh, although I don’t laugh when he reads to me from the Sunday paper comic strips.  We don’t always agree on things and we irritate each other at times, but we both know how much we love each other.  We never go to bed angry because we always pray together before we go to sleep.  We always wake up in a good mood.

We love to play cribbage and both of us play to win (no mercy).  We call each other silly names and always end up laughing no matter who wins.  My funny Valentine is my best friend, my hero, my caregiver and my lover.  No matter the things we go through we stand together.  “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.” [Luke 6:21]

The greatest thing in our marriage is our faith in God Almighty and our Savior, Jesus Christ.  It is through trusting in Him, we have come this far.  We also understand what love really is and what it’s not.  It is not about self – it’s about others and includes sacrifice, kindness, trust and assurance in each other.  “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” [I Corinthians 13:13]

There is one word that is critical for a good marriage and that word is “CONTENTMENT”.  Being content means to be satisfied and not always reaching for greener pastures.  When you reach those greener pastures they are not always what you thought they were.  If you or your spouse are not content with each other, your marriage will flounder.  Paul said in Philippians 4:11, “I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content”. If you aren’t satisfied with what God has given you, you need to wonder what it is that you are searching for. If you have no peace in your life, then you are not trusting God. That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try to better yourselves, but be content knowing that God will give you whatever you need.

My funny Valentine encourages me in faith and we have been through some rough times financially, work related and health issues, but he has always said, “God will take care of it” and he has. His dumb jokes always make me laugh even if I don’t think they are funny. “Above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins.” [I Peter 4:8]

I love you, my funny Valentine and keep making me laugh. You have made my life worth living.

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