Today is a beautiful day, because you are in it. Not every day is perfect, but it seems that you have a special talent for only seeing good in situations. In people, in work, in responsibilities, in life really. When I hang out with you I feel pretty much like I won the lottery a lot of the time. I mean, what?! I don’t have to pay big bucks to be inches from this celebrity that treats me like his prized possession? What competition did I win, anyway? You are a blessing like that to me.

As I type this, you are over at our new house, just painting away, trying to finish up the walls, not because you have a desire to be done painting that you can’t shake, but because you are selfless like that, and you know that your wife would sleep better knowing it was finished. That’s just who you are. You’re full of patience and love. You ask me to pray for you, and I want you to know that I do. I take it very seriously, just as I would beg and ask God for any one thing, I beg and ask him for things on your behalf too…and usually much more, because he’s big enough to do it all.

I love you with everything. With every beat of my heart. You’re the peanut butter to my jelly too, because the Lord knows I have some extra jelly.

I love you Jonathan-my-favorite-Meisner. You sing passionately to songs I don’t even know…with soul, and you love it.  You laugh at me, always because I deserve it, and then you explain the thing that I should have learned when I was 10 but still have no clue about. You light up my world with life. I have never met anyone like you, even still. Do you know what you do that I have yet to meet someone else that does so well? You walk into a room, make processes better, push yourself to create, inspire, think new thoughts, and then activate on them like no one’s business until you have this brand new amazing idea or contribution that literally you grew from a mere thought, and it transforms itself into a passionate brand and anthem in your heart. And you produce all that, every single little part of it, and here is the part that is hard to find…EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It’s amazing. It’s not just kinda good. It’s like…amazing. You have a gift, and it goes far beyond videos or scripts or working with people. It goes deep to a God-given talent that looks a lot like love and sounds a lot like audacious craftsmanship. I’m not sure what else I would call it. You are tirelessly and utterly passionate about your projects, your crafts, your wife, your family, and your God. You are all that I’ve ever hoped for, dreamed of, and prayed for God to bring me, and so much more…

You are all of that, and I need you to know it, as you’re over there, painting your rear off trying to make me happy. Because you don’t have to try so hard. You always make me happy just by living life with me. I’m so lucky just to know you and to be influenced by your selfless love and grace every single day of this blessed, blessed life I get to live.

Love,

Michelley