The Journey of a Mother's Heart: My Mr. Knightley

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True romance is being swept off your feet by a man who...

...prays to the Blessed Mother for his future wife years before he meets her

...spends the first date with his bride-to-be walking and talking and walking and talking for hours and then ends the night by taking her hand in his and saying, "I can't believe this is happening"

...takes his sweetheart to a beloved spot on their deserted college campus the day after Christmas, bends down on one knee in the falling snow, and asks her to spend the rest of her life with him...after first calling her father to request his permission and seek his blessing

...presents his wife with three new outfits for their first Valentine's Day as a married couple even though he hates the holiday and abhors shopping

...falls madly in love with his first child the moment he sees her and never loses the wonder, pride, and joy of being a daddy

...saves his weekly spending allowance of twenty dollars for years and then surprises his wife by flying her father, siblings, and grandmother from Ohio to California and giving them all a memorable vacation

...never once complains about any meal that is set before him, no matter how awful it is or how many days in a row it has been served

...allows his wife's sisters to live with his family for months at a time, even though he knows it means sacrificing a great deal of her attention

...is completely open to new life and welcomes many children into his heart and home, through both pregnancy and adoption, never counting the costs of bringing them there

...surrenders week nights and Saturdays being a coach for his children on teams that rarely win

...whispers well-worn stories in the dark and sings his little ones to sleep

...takes late night walks, even though it's way past his bedtime and his feet are aching, because he knows that his wife needs the exercise and an open ear

...leaps out of bed half-asleep to care for a crying child and never once wakes his wife to do it for him

...gives the personnel officer his wife's prioritized list of locations for their next assignment instead of his own, placing her desires before his, without debate or explanation

...makes his wife believe that she is beautiful and loved when the battle scars of life and sin have made her feel painfully ugly and unlovable

...honors his promise to hold his wife close all the days of his life.

How incredibly blessed is the woman who has been given the heart of such a man.

After more than twenty years of loving him, he still takes my breath away.

For more inspiring stories of true love, please visit my dear friend Margaret for the Loveliness of Romance.