Part of my nighttime ritual with Ani...
I say my prayer for her, then the following...
I (kiss) love (kiss) you (kiss)
*whispered* With all of my heart, and all that I am.
About the time of the third kiss, she starts smiling, she knows what's coming up. When I say the part about "With all of my heart...", she's smiling big. I've never done that part in a funny voice, I've never ticked her during it. She understands the words I am saying. God gives me little glances past her infirmity to see my Ani fully.
