Little sweet surprises


I was waiting for Anatolin for our next scheduled appointment and was so occupied working on my phone when he surprised me with a flower he picked from our front yard he planted himself months ago. 

It's a beautiful thing to be blessed with a loving husband who always knows to find a way to cheer me up by randomly giving me flowers for no reason. I deeply appreciate this simple gesture to let me know he cares. 

To the husbands, I believe that when you courted your wife, you thought about it, you planned it — you strategized how to win her. There was nothing you wouldn't do, no small touch you wouldn't add and no effort you wouldn't make. 


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