Dear Dominic,
I love you. I love that I know exactly why I love you and the reasons are foundational, not conditional. You know that, obviously, you're an important person in my life but how important may not be clear. Let me explain. When I fell in love with you it changed me and when I found out you loved me back that change became irreversible. This is a good change, a great change in fact. I got to see what God's love is like so much better, that unconditional, never failing love and I still get see to everyday because you loved me enough to commit your whole life to me. Thank you for that, by the way. ;)
What I really want to be thanking you for is that change I was talking about. Loving you made me want to become a better person. I wanted to treat my family, friends and neighbors better, I wanted to become smarter and well kept (it was hard to ditch the UGGs everyday look) and mostly, I wanted to live up to the love that you showed me. This is all wonderful and definitely deserves a thank you but what I am truly thankful for is the fact that you brought me closer to God. I finally understood what true justification meant. You were patient enough to explain it to me time and time again and work through my warped understanding of God's grace.
It's as simple as believing in Him and that He died on the cross for my sins, past, present and future and that I don't have to and can't do anything to repay Him for that. A works based faith doesn't work and this was my natural reaction to the good news. Now I've got it right and it's all because of you. Thank you! Thank you for your love and showing me what grace is. I love you more than you know and always will.
Sincerely,
Your Grateful Wife
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