Love Note

I found a little love note this morning. It wasn’t for me, but for the next best thing – my parents. This is one reason why I am blessed to be where I am at right now – otherwise I might have missed this.

My mom had left a little note by the coffee pot for my dad, brother and I saying something about pears being ripe, so we should eat them. My dad had written on top of the note, “Just to let you know, I know what you do. I can tell the tub’s been cleaned, even the sink. And in the dark I know that my underwear drawer is full and I could smell the coffee.”

It may seem like trivial little things, but I know that note will mean the world to my mom (my guess is that it might even bring her to tears). That is what I want to learn, that even after 27 years of marriage, the little things matter.

Find someone who you can encourage today, by taking the time to notice the small things.