When it Comes to Material Goods

When it comes to material goods I must say I've wanted a lot throughout my life. This isn't to say I've purchased everything I've ever wanted (there is no Bugatti in my driveway), but I have sought after and obtained many a temporal artifact. Hundreds of CDs. Hundreds of comic books in my day. Most every video game console ever created during my childhood (except the epic fail that was the Sega Saturn). A lot of camping gear. An iPhone and finally an iPad. This is but a brief summary, but yes my desires have had their day in the sun.
Despite such a lifetime of desires, as I've watched the way Lindsay longs for things I've found a sincerity star kingly absent in my heart. Now, those of you who know Lindsay know she is anything but greedy or worldly. She has desires like the rest of us, but they are simpler and there is just something about them that is purer. She doesn't chase after new music or movies. She doesn't buy up the latest and greatest this or that. No, her desires are larger and more sweeping than that. She often dreams of things that are long lasting and quite . . . I'm not really sure . . . They're just things that go right to the heart of life and lifestyle.
Anyway, I've written this because we so recently acquired, at long last, what Lindsay has longed for since she moved out of her parents house. Her fingers have probably unconsciously groped for it and she slept and dreamed. She's spoken of it often and always with an evident love and good intent. I can't say I've known myself, with all my wants and acquisitions, to have ever wanted something in the same way Lindsay has desired her gift. From the moment it entered our home everything feels changed—improved. So here it is, her new Wurlitzer.
I love you Lindsay.

PS I was so nervous as we picked it up, moved it ourselves, and drove it back to our house. The missionaries and Lindsay's dad helped me move it. I drove pretty slow, so thankfully Kenny led me along back roads. If I had done anything to damage her piano on route (I could feel it near the surface the entire journey) I was ready to burst out in tears. There's just always been something different and special in the way she's wanted her piano.
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