That's Why...

...I love him.

Wednesday night Luke and I were in line for the Ferris wheel ride at the county fair. There were three girls in front of us, two were standing, one was in a wheelchair. The girl in the wheelchair could hardly contain her excitement. This was going to be her first ride in three years since her car accident that had made her paralyzed from the waist down. I was wondering how they were going to get her on when one of the girls turned to Luke and said:

"Would you be able to help our friend get on the Ferris wheel if she needs it?"

Without any hesitation Luke smiled and said of course and wheeled her right up onto the platform. As soon as the carnival workers realized what Luke was going to do, they made everyone in front of us get of the way. Luke bent down and gently lifted her from her wheelchair and carried her to the Ferris wheel. As I was watching this my heart broke and my eyes started feeling with tears. One of the girls turned to me and said:

"You are a lucky lady"

I could hardly speak without choking up so I whispered back:

"Yes, I am"

The carnival workers who were touched by the whole situation, gave us an extra long ride and told me to keep the tickets. As soon as the ride ended Luke jumped out and once again lifted the girl and carried her back to her wheelchair.

I feel in love with Luke all over again that night. I told Luke that God had made him strong for a moment just like that. And what did we do with our our extra eight tickets? Luke found two brothers who did not have enough money for the carnival and offered our tickets to them. We smiled as they dashed away so excited that they were actually going to get to try out some rides.

And that is why, I love him.