Love Is In the Air

Have you noticed love is in the air? Before long it'll be Valentine's Day, and I'm seeing the signs.

Here's a cute little chocolate covered ladybug. I don't know how much it cost the giver, but it is so cute. Only somebody in love, or serious like, would give this to his girlfriend.

Some people go for a more personal touch and bake up some love.

And then there's the love of a good dog. Tim was out of town for eight days, and Heinz missed him like crazy. The mornings are their time. Each morning I"d get up and take Heinz out, feed him, and take him out again. Still the little stinker lay at the door hoping to see his master.



Pitiful and sweet at the same time. Now that's true love.

(Just so you know, I missed Tim like crazy too, but I didn't lay down on the floor in front of the door.)

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is February 14 and my birthday is February 15. I grew up thinking Valentine's Day was my special holiday. This is going to sound corny, but I love Valentine's Day.

One of my favorite stories is that St. Valentine was a priest in Rome in the third century. Emperor Claudius II thought single men made better soldiers than men who were married. So Claudius outlawed marriage for young men. St. Valentine stepped in and began to perform secret marriages for young people in love. He became a martyr because Claudius put him to death when he discovered his secret. St. Valentine died for love.

I think it's great that now we take one day out of our year to let our loved ones know how much we love them.

I hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day, and I hope you get to spend it with someone you love!

By the way, this is Tim and I in November at a wedding celebration.