My name is Ryan Burgett and I am married to the lovely Hannah Joy. She has been my best friend since age four and my wife for the last seven years. We have three wild and wonderful daughters who we are completely devoted to. But what I would like to do now is something unique to remind Hannah Joy how special she is to me. I know many people who love to leave home and spend time alone with friends, but I have always wanted to do things with Hannah. If I am going to a movie, I want it to be with her. If I need to run an errand, I want her to be at my side. While at home I covet my moments with her between needy children and at work I dream of her beautiful face and look forward to spending some time with her in the evening. I am not exaggerating or embellishing, that is truly where I am in life.
But in the daily grind it is easy to lose focus and become apathetic. It is easy for the regular graces we begin out of love to become customary. So while I might show my love in a host of ways each day, my concern is that it sometimes gets swept up in the stream of the ordinary.
But my love is not customary, it is not habitual. It is true and deep and living. For the next forty days, I am embarking on a journey to show Hannah Joy in a unique way how special she is. I will be following "The Love Dare" by Stephen and Alex Kendrick. In it I will read each day a specific aspect of love and then receive a special "dare" to step out and show my love.
Hannah Joy is worth this and so much more to me. My prayer is that during these days she will see and know my love in a brand-new and deeper way than ever before.
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