It’s Valentine’s Eve and no one can deny that love is in the air. No sooner than the stores had cleared out their Christmas merchandise did hey begin ushering in the Valentine goodies. All one has to do is darken the doorway of say Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, etc and you are bombarded with the trappings of the holiday…..Valentine cards, heart-shaped boxes of candy and of course flowers! I think it is wonderful that we have one day set aside to celebrate love. Honestly though I think love should be celebrated EVERY day regardless of the type of love….romantic love, love for our family and friends or our love of Jesus!
Tomorrow will mark six years since my dad began his first fight with the ugly ‘C’ word-----C.A.N.C.E.R! I cannot think of a word I dislike more. We were so thankful that he was able to beat it and go into remission for five sweet years. Now that he is having to fight cancer again, a new type of cancer no less, I think of how unfair it is that anyone should have to suffer what he has endured these last few months. I would like to think that one of the things helping him through this is the LOVE of his family. He is the one having to do the fighting but be assured we are not just sitting quietly by on the sidelines by any means. We are more than observers, we are more than cheerleaders, we are actively involved in all aspects of his care and treatment. (Just ask his nurses about us…but be prepared you might get an earful) Whether it is attending doctor’s appointments, keeping up with his meds, or overnight hospital stays…..we do all that we do because we LOVE him! Love can be a powerful thing! I love the following verse:
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance. ~ I Corinthians 13:7
How true it is! God’s love for us is amazing and while we may never truly comprehend the depth of his love I do know the depth of my love for him and for my family. As a family our love will see us through any trial, we will never give up, we will never lose faith and we will always be hopeful through EVERY circumstance.
So as the rest of the world spends Valentine’s Day exchanging cards, sending flowers, and sampling delicious chocolates from their candy box, I will be celebrating the day with my family at the hospital and I will be thankful for them and the love that we share….the romantic love for my husband, my motherly love for my boys, my daughterly love for my parents, my sisterly love for Amy Lou, and the love I have for all of my family and friends. My hope is that everyone loves and feels loved tomorrow and every day! Because seriously…love is in the air!
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. ~2 Corinthians 13:13-14
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