love is...

arriving home after a long day of training and finding, on the stove, a steaming pot filled with homemade chicken and dumplings!  I was surprised and humbled.  On the spur of the moment, after a long day of wall repairs and painting, my sweet  took the time to roll out the best dang dumplings I have ever tasted.  Now that my friend is love with a capital L!  It was a gift, and it was just given on the spur of the moment.  It is times like these, the unexpected blessings, the unexpected free gifts that arrive at just the right time  reminding us of the love given to us.  And, when we extend that love to each other, freely and unexpectedly, we are truly experiencing the Kingdom of God.  Thanks be to God that  my spouse loves me in special, unexpected and extraordinary ways, such as a chicken and dumpling dinner!  I might add, that there were no left overs!