Love is...

February 14, 2012

I wish you love ... I wish you joy ... I wish you a day filled with red!!  Oh, I know, not everyone loves red like I do...  I'm going to fix a cup of coffee and drink out of my red cup, wear a red sweater, and maybe even paint my nails red.  You can bet your sweet bippy that I will indulge in all things RED!!  Since I will be spending Valentine's Day by myself, I will indulge in a few chocolate covered strawberries, pick a few flowers from my garden and bask in the aura of this special day filling my thoughts with all things beautiful! 


This morning I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was two sets of black eyes looking at me and a couple of tails going a mile a minute.  Unconditional love ... I woke up to unconditional love.  Love is a couple of furry friends who love me no matter what!  They follow me wherever I go, sitting beside me as I blog, read or watch TV.  They seem to instinctively know when I am not feeling up to par and coat my face with wet kisses.


I was thinking this morning about love and the statement, what you reap shall you sow.  Well, I was also thinking about where we sow our seeds of love.  If we sow them on stony ground we are not likely to reap much except more rocks ... if we sow our seeds in shallow ground, the seeds can blow away at a whim.  Planting seeds of love in fertile soil, tending those little seedlings, fertilizing and giving them attention assures a bumper crop!  Now that's real love!!  Not too long ago, Michael and I sat down with an erasable tablet and wrote down the fruits of our lives.  If you haven't done that, it can be pretty eye opening.  If your fruits are rotten or nonexistent, you might want to make some changes before it's too late.

Love is as love does.  In a society were lust has taken the place of love, it is often times difficult to even know what real love is.  Dr. Romance used to be besieged by singles who had fallen in love with photos in the library.  Often times, they wouldn't even read a profile ... they were sure their lives would change if only they could get a date with that blond on page 45 in book C or that hunk on page 15 of book S.  Vain, aren't we??  Stupid, for sure when it comes to the affairs of our eyes!




Madison & Kat

 Love is knowing I have a legacy of wonderful children and grandchildren following in my footsteps on this earth.  They have my blood flowing through their veins ... good stuff!!  Each child is special ... Maddy the social butterfly who loves words of wisdom; Katrina the thinker, the doer, the child with the big heart; Zachary the mover and shaker; and, Nicholas, the youngest ... a special gift of exuberant joy!!  Just to be a part of their lives makes my heart leap for joy!!

Mom & Michael

Love is sharing the ups and downs with a person you love and trust ... someone you know who has your back ... someone with whom you can be transparent and know it won't come back to bite you.  Love is doing the right thing when no one is looking even if it's going to cost you something.  Come to think of it, love has a lot to do with good character doesn't it??  Lots of Svengalies out there ... might want to stick with the Boy Scout or Girl Scout types!!  Hehe!!

There are web sites on the Internet that offer love letters.  How sad is that??  I don't know about you, but I cherish love letters written from the heart!!  I've received a few of those in my lifetime and I will carry the contents in my heart forever.  It has been my honor to give letters to those who grace my home at Christmas.  I also make it a point to write letters to my children on their birthdays.  I want those nearest and dearest to me to know they are special.

Later:  Beverly came over to ask me if I needed anything.  I had planned to go to the post office so she asked if she could ride along ... she had little Valentine gifts to distribute along the way.  She took a little Valentine gift to a young girl at Brookshires who bags groceries.  Why?  Just because.  She took a Valentine's gift to a greeter at Walmart.  Why?  Just because.  While we were at Walmart, I picked up cards for Michael and Mom and we traveled on to the nursing home.  Mom was all set to go to a Valentine's party.  She was soooo excited about seeing who was being crowned queen and king!!  I brought her some Valentine cookies for her to give to the aides so she'll have a full day of company!!

May you celebrate love and all it means to you this day.  Give those around you some extra hugs and kisses.  Wear some red and celebrate the romance of loving and being loved.  Believe me, it's worth it!!

Always remember you are loved and cared for ... YA YOU!!



Kat and I wish you love!