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February reminds me of the love of good friends. As kids, most of the valentines we sent were to friends. They were likely funny or related to our favorite cartoons or TV/Movie characters. Unicorns are big right now,
The jury is still out as to the exact origins of our modern Valentine’s Day holiday. Did it begin with the Roman festival known as Lupercalia, a rather scandalous event, or when Pope Gelasius declared a Christian liturgical feast day by that name in the 5th century, or
Watching the Kids Baking Championship on the Food Network from the comfort of my couch, I heard something that struck me as profound. One young contestant was speaking to the camera after cutting her finger, “I was trying not to cry,
“Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay. Love, isn’t love, till you give it away”. Recognize this quote? If your answer is yes, I bet you didn’t know the author was Oscar Hammerstein II. Well, I didn’t know that. It’s part of a song explaining things are intended for a purpose and love
If you want to see joy, just look at a child. Even children with little to be joyful about seem to find joy in simple things. When parenting, it’s easy to miss the joy for all the responsibility, but it’s there beneath the surface.
There was a time in the history of mankind when a prayer for peace in the world had limited ramifications. A person’s world was small in scope. Not knowing that others existed elsewhere with similar dreams made the prayer highly personal.
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