by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 9, 2026 | Love, Worship
I choose you every day. What Does It Mean to Worship Someone You Love? Every morning for forty-one years, Walter has said the same thing when June walks into the kitchen. “Morning, beautiful.” And every morning for forty-one years, June has said the same...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 9, 2026 | Love, Worship
Revering: Love Sanctified. I hold you as sacred. What Does It Mean to Hold Another Human Being as Sacred? Rachel is standing at the kitchen island, holding a letter from the bank, and she is angrier than she has been in years. For the third time, Sam forgot to call...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 9, 2026 | Love, Worship
Cherishing: Love Treasured. I adore you. The Extraordinary Experience of Feeling Treasured Tom is forty-six, six foot two, and has a head cold that he is handling with the quiet heroism of a man who believes he is dying. He is on the couch under a blanket that is...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 9, 2026 | Love, Worship
Admiring: Love Appreciated. I celebrate you. The hunger to be admired by someone you love. Admiring: Love Appreciated At a retirement party in a rented banquet hall, a man named Dan stands near the dessert table holding a plate of cake he has no intention of eating....
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 9, 2026 | Love, Worship
Seeing: Love Witnessed, I see you. The Loneliness of Being Invisible to Someone Who Loves You At 6:40 on a Tuesday, Mark pulls into the driveway and turns off the engine. He doesn’t get out. He sits with both hands on the wheel for eleven minutes, watching the...
