629) Some evenings, when my husband and I are sitting together reading our separate books, I marvel at how our relationship has changed through 30-plus years of marriage. In the beginning, love was all-encompassing. It was a time of extreme highs (and sometimes, extreme lows). The love we share now manifests itself in gentler ways. We are patient, kind, thoughtful, and protective of each other (most of the time). This is the kind of love Paul speaks of in 1 Corinthians 13. Love truly is a verb.