Love

"Of all the misconceptions about love the most powerful and pervasive is the belief that falling in love is love.

In reality, falling in love requires minimal effort and little willpower,

whereas being in love involves much work and a steadfast commitment to the comfort and well-being of one's companion.

Love is an act of will, namely, both an intention and an action.

Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.

Real love enlarges the soul. It helps us to bite our tongue when it would be easy to say hurtful words.

It ...gives us an understanding heart that is filled with compassion for another.

It enables us to be more patient with other's imperfections and acknowledge our own.

And it means that we stay loyal and true when it would be easy or enticing to find someone else to love.

The miracle of real love is that those who choose to love blossom under the sunshine of trust and appreciation they even become more lovable. "

~Dr. M Scott Peck

I LOVE YOU!

and I would still choose you!

My Valentine's Day

My Valentine's Day was a full day. My alarm went off at 7:30, so I could get up and get ready for church, but I wasn't ready, so I hit the snooze button.

But my kids had another idea...

They came in with their Valentine gifts and cards for me. They each got to pick a gift for me. They were very thoughtful with meaning behind each one.


This is the only picture I have with the kids gifts because I wasn't alert enough, nor looked well enough to get the camera. Preston took the picture, that's why there is a cup of milk in the picture.

I then got up and walked into my bathroom and saw this...


God bless Jeff! He seems to have something with the "throne". It's where he sits, on a pillow, in the mornings to do his quiet time. So if it's good enough for God, it's good enough for his wife!?!


I also saw this outside...



We spent the morning at church.

You can see Jeff get a little surprise HERE.
(It's towards the beginning...but if you're married you might want to watch a few more minutes and watch "The Marriage Translators".)

We saw three people being baptized in the "holy horse trough".


After that we witnessed a couple from our life group get married.
(We first met them as Landon's baseball coach.)



We came home and the boys and Kaylie exchanged Valentine gifts with each other...



Kaylie got a gift from another Valentine...



and the boys got one from me with a "love note", that they get every year.



We ended our day eating with friends.


Ms. Marty heard I love fried chicken, mashed potato's and homemade gravy, with corn. It was DELICIOUS!!!! The only time I ever get that meal is when mom is around, and it's not even every time.