february fourteenth

 i love valentines day. i love telling my friends how much i love them and that they mean so much to me. i love making valentines and sending them to people. i love having an excuse to eat delicious candy all day long {thank you mom for the the cherry gummy hearts!}

now i understand this day may be less than pleasant for others. i saw numerous "single awareness day" posts splattered all over my news feed on facebook in which many were accompanied by some sort of sassy statement about their dislike for valentines day.

i think that often we miss the point of valentines day. i think it is a wonderful opportunity for couples to celebrate their love for each other and the commitment they have. but that isn't what valentines day has to be about. i think the day is an awesome chance to tell people that we love them. we have been blessed with so many relationships and we should be thankful for these people in our lives. we can praise god for moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, best friends, roommates, and so many other people that make our lives wonderful. why not use a day all about love to spread the love to those you care about most?

and if that reason isn't good enough to raise your spirits remember that valentines day is more simply know as february fourteenth. it's just a day. life goes on just like the other 364 days. "this is the day that the Lord has made; i will rejoice and be glad in it". such wise words from psalms 118:24. be glad everyday for each day is a gift from god. don't use valentines as an excuse to be grumpy. we have been given life by a mighty creator and we have every reason to delight in that.

now that the day has passed this thought might be too late, but february fourteenth comes around every year. choose to spread the love, and enjoy the day that the lord has made {technically we should do this everyday, but valentines is a good reminder :) }