" I want to wake up in the morning and see you beside. me. I want to put my arms around you and hold you close. Kiss you one more time before chores force me to leave you. I want to sit with you on the porch in the springtime and watch it rain. And in the winter, sit with you by the fire and talk about our plans for the future. I want to pray together, work together, and ride together. And I want to make love to you. Often. Not be miles away from you. "

― Julie Klassen , The Bride of Ivy Green (Tales from Ivy Hill, #3)