Valentine's Day. Ugh. SO many thoughts around this one simple day of the year. Being the romantic person I am, it's difficult for me to live out the things I tell myself every year. Each year when Valentine's rolls around, I begin preparing myself. I tell myself it's a day about love; and that means loving everyone. I look up in my Bible verses like 1 John 4:18, "We love because He first loved us," and I do really well until it hits me that I'm not going to get the flowers and candlelight shebang that the fairy tale girl in me always dreams of.
But, what I do always get are good 'ole life lessons. It gets really frustrating at times that my life can't be the simple love story that I've always wanted. I try so hard, yet it is never what I've dreamed up, and I'm beginning to understand that I'm not going to get my fairy tale dreams because that isn't the Love Story God has written for me-for right now at least.
So, another Valentine's Day dead and gone... No, I didn't get 100,000,000 long stem roses, but I did get to spend the day with someone who means a lot to me, and I'm thankful for the hamburger helper dinner, Valentine's Day viewing, and cheesecake eating and wine drinking (while watching the East v. West All Star Basketball game). It may not be what I hoped of in my crazy unrealistic head, but it's the beautiful day I was blessed with by my Father whom I LOVE with all my heart.
Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!
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