Cherished.  That’s the way you make me feel.  With your words.  Your actions.  The way you cup my face in your hands, or pull me in close.

I was always told to marry someone who adored me.  I honestly don’t think anyone could possibly adore me more.  Cherish and adore go hand it hand.

Even the way you play and tease and pick on me shows me that you cherish me.

When you told me those words last night in the dark, I never knew I could love someone so much, I smiled quietly and my heart soared; because I knew you meant it from the very depth of you.

Cherishing requires cultivation over time.  To cherish means to hold dear, to nurture, protect, treat tenderly.

These eight years of marriage, you’ve sheltered me with your love… and for that, I cherish you!

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