"Things are just easier when you're beside me," he said as we sat side by side on our loveseat, while he worked on his first expense report...the one he's been dreading ever since he learned he'd now be handling his own expense reports.

He could say I'm the most beautiful woman in the world. He could tell me I cook the best food he's ever eaten. He could say he loves my new hair cut. He could proclaim that my mothering skills are the finest he's ever witnessed...but I can't think of a thing he could say that would mean more to me than, "Things are just easier when you're beside me."

He may not say much, but when he does, it's worth hearing.