Just to Wish You All...

...Happy Valentine's Day!

Last year on this day, my family and I were livin' at the beach...aaah. *sigh* :)

At this moment, I can list so many things that I did today just to show people that I love them.

The day didn't start out so great this morning, and it wasn't, ahem, exactly lovely (which it was supposed to be) in the late morning/early afternoon, either. But it was okay. ;) We went to visit an elderly friend of ours...brought her some of the Valentine Treats my mom and I made:) I did about half of the work, and my mom did the other half. I'll 'half' (LOL, I know it should be have;) to show you the recipe sometime.

Because miniature candy cane lolipops and white-chocolate-dipped-peppermint Oreos are much too good to keep to yourself. ;)

Oh, and just to let you know, my family and I do not (usually) majorly celebrate the following 'holidays' with presents, ect: Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day...um, we don't really exchange gifts on Independence Day, either...:) You get the idea.

However, today my dad came home from work with a few little gifts for the rest of his family. ;) ('The rest of his family' are just the following: Mom, Eric, and moi. And the two pets, Krispy the cat and Sunny the dog if you count those.) Let's see...he brought home a miniature teddy bear that said 'Only You' or something like that (he does that every year). *wink* Then he picked up some cards for my mom and I. From my mom (this was a bit suprising, not because my mom is not generous, but because we don't react to Valentine's Day as Christmas, I guess I could put it), I got a little doll outfit from Hobby Lobby. She got it on sale (or with a coupon, whatever!) and I already knew about it, LOL, but I didn't exactly expect it. It's really cute; it includes a really sweet white, short-sleeved blouse, a little blue (I think) plaid skirt, and a cute curdoroy-ish brown jacket with a big pink heart on it. :D I had to provide some silver flats for the shoes, but otherwise...oh yes! And it came with a purse to match the jacket. ;) Overall, I LOVE the outfit.

[Oops, and I made a card for my dad when he came home from work. Sometimes people just need cards...]

Ah well. I guess that wraps up the post. But hey, sometimes people do need a bit of cheering up. A bit of care. A bit of love. And today is the perfect day to share it...although, remember 1st Corinthians 13; it's lessons in love. Can we all make each day Valentine's Day?

I think that'd be great.

Think about how much different the world would be if we thought about 1st Corinthians 13.