valentine's day

Valentine's Day to most:

A day to express love to your loved one. A day to be sad. A day to buy chocolate. A day to go on a date. A day to celebrate your marriage. A day buy flowers. A day to give flowers. A day to cry because you have none of the above. A day to celebrate engagement*. A day to spend time with your boyfriend. A day to talk about cupid. A day to wear cute dress up clothes. A day to see pink and red everywhere. A day when Los Palmas decorates with TONS of red heart shaped balloons. A day of birth. A day to miss a loved one. A day to meet someone new.

Valentine's Day to me:

A day to drive 2 hours from seeing my best friend ever. A day to study Philippians and learn more about the God who loves me more than annyyone!! A day to go on a run with Morgan Hosea. A day to enjoy God's warm weather. A day to coach lacrosse practice with my girls. A day to finish preparing the Bible study with lax girls that will start tomorrow.** A day to have dinner with my wonderful family. A day to watch the Bachelor. A day to get a good nights sleep!

Funny that neither of the two match up at all and I am completely content! So thankful that the Lord doesn't allow me to struggle with singleness today with all the "love" in the air. I am so thankful for my life he has given me and the places he has brought me! Remember- "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." (1 John 4:10) This is the greatest love of all, that God loved us so much that he sent his Son to earth to become sin for us so that we may be the righteousness of God....basically so that we can look pure and clean before the Lord...as if we had no sin at all. AMAZING! And that is love.

* Yay for Amy and Caitlin- two of my best friends who just recently got engaged!
**Praying for the eyes, ears and hearts of my lax girls for Bible study tomorrow, that God would allow them to be open for the gospel and change lives! Feel free to join me in that prayer!