How I want to love you-- a poem

How I want to love you

I want to love you with my smiles,

I’d like to love you with my laugh,

Someday I want to love you with my words—even when we’re mad.

I want to love you with a home of joy,

Filled with memories on well-worn walls,

I want to love you in a second glance as tiny feet run down the halls.

I want to love you with my passions, gifts, and mind-

To equip, encourage, and call you to use your own.

I want to love you by respecting your dreams

walking boldly alongside you- even when it all seems to unwind.

I want to love you with my patience,

I want to love you with my kindness,

I want to love you when it’s not easy, choosing covenant over defiance.

I want to love you in the evening hours

As we pray for Him to lead,

I want to love you each morning,

Reminding you He is all we need.

I want to love you as we serve together,

As we follow where He guides,

I want to love Him with you by my side.

I want to love you for thousands of tomorrows,

Till we meet upon that shore,

I want to love you like our Savior;

Loving you in a way that reminds you to always love Him more.

I want to love you today-

It seems crazy, But it’s true.

I can love you as I love Him who loved me perfectly first-

In what I say and all I do.

I can love you today as I look to Him alone,

I can love you well before we exchange those vows,

I can love you in this solitary day, as I work in my own home,

Knowing who I’ll be someday is shaped by who I am now.

I can love you as I pray,

I can love you as I wait.

I can love you by trusting His timing,

I can love you well by loving those I’m called to today,

This is how I can love you—long before that first date. 

It could be seen as a follow up to This one,