Notes*
June 9
I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
Sitting down at his computer, Randy immediately saw the note taped to
his monitor. Handwritten on a piece of plain white paper was the acronym
S.H.M.I.L.Y.
He smiled as he pulled it from the screen, folded the tape over the back,
and placed it in his drawer alongside a mounting storehouse of affectionate
compositions from his wife.
Randy and Shauna were forever leaving notes for each other. Neither left
the house without leaving the other a note. Most notes revealed their where-
abouts and when they would return. Many times they were terms of endear-
ment, a reminder of their commitment and love for one another. S.H.M.I.L.Y.
was one-such expression.
As Randy began his day’s work, he thought about how to respond to
Shauna’s note. Settling on the one thing he knew would bring a smile to her
face, he slipped away to the field behind the house and picked a bouquet of
wildflowers an hour before she returned home from work. Arranging them in
her favorite vase, he pulled this morning’s note from his drawer, and added a
two so it read: “S.H.M.I.L.Y. 2,” and placed the vase on the kitchen counter
and then returned to work.
They’d both meant every word: See How Much I Love You!
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Notes are a simple yet wonderful way to communicate with each other. Leav-
ing them to be discovered in strategic locations can be a personal and inspira-
tional way of declaring, “I care.”
Taking time to pen our thoughts or feelings establishes our commitment
to the one for which the note is intended.
God devoted a tremendous amount of work and time writing notes to us
and has left them in strategic places for us to find.
His note to us in Jeremiah 31 says, “I have loved you with an everlasting
love.” Scripture is full of His wonder-filled and personal declarations.
In His note to us in John 17:24, at the climax of His earthly mission, Jesus
prayed for us to be with Him and to see His glory. Translation: “See How
Much I Love You!”
Prayer
“Lord, thank You for Your love that sustains me. Help me love
with a love that is selfless. May I bring affirmation to each
individual You place in my life today. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
*Dedicated to James and Myrtle Dobson
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