Love Day

Well, it's Valentine's Day. 
I love this day. 
I love the excess of chocolate. 
...dove dark chocolate... yes please
I love the hallmark cards and valentines
..."I love us"... "hope your valentine's day is dreamy"
I love watching couples be extra sweet and intentional
...seriously, I do
I love the obvious thought on everybody's mind:
...."who is my Valentine?"


I don't love the people who can't appreciate a good solid day devoted to the appreciation of love. Yes, I realize that it is difficult to be single on a day like this: after all it is SAD (singles awareness day). But today is a wonderful opportunity to glorify God for blessing you with a time to fully devote yourself to him. Today is a wonderful opportunity to develop characteristics in your heart that will strengthen you as a woman (or man) of God in such a way that your FUTURE relationship will be blessed... because you will be more of the person God has called you to be.


This year, I don't have a Valentine (besides my daddy... boys are bad except for dad). 
Which means that instead of spending my night on a hot date with my hot man, I got to spend it studying hard-core for my first psych exam and watch Bride Wars with some girls on my floor. (And I ate cake, don't judge). I'm genuinely thankful I was able to spend my time this way, especially cause my exam tomorrow is going to kill. 


I will most definitely be super super excited when I do have a Valentine. I look forward to making a boy cookies (gluten-free of course), writing him a sweet card (and including a stick figure drawing of us in a tree), and getting dressed up for him so he finds me extra pretty (hopefully he'll bring me flowers). But even then, I hope that my attitude remains the same as it does today... content with being loved perfectly by my creator. 


Earthly love is an incredible gift from God, but it is only a mere reflection of the relationship God desires with his beloved.


I am my beloved's, and he is mine. 



Love is patient
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not proud. 
It does not dishonor others
It is not self-seeking
It is not easily angered
It keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. 
...And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.