As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking about how odd it is to put a day on the calendar reminding us to show our love to others. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE holidays, date nights and dressing up! I love celebrating the ones I love, thinking of thoughtful gifts and having a reason to jot down special words for them. I also truly believe celebrating each other, setting aside special times and even funds to share our love will encourage and fan the flames in our relationship, making it stronger over time. Date night! But here's what has me thinking this week… I hope I never need a calendar (or social media) reminder to “love” the ones closest to me. You know, the ones easy to overlook sometimes. I hope to remember that every day is a chance to show love. It’s easy to act lovingly when we feel loved: when the sun is shining and skies are blue when we’re by the ocean or in the mountains when we’ve carved out time for each other when we feel all the l...
Encouragement for the journey.