What a day! I can’t believe how blessed I am. My brain is having a hard time wrapping around this one. I will cherish it and hold it in my heart forever. I never really cared for Valentine’s Day. It seemed to me to be just a depressing day to celebrate the kind of love I didn't have. Would I ever have it? When God told me He was going to restore my fortunes starting with laughter and love, in my wildest imagination, I couldn’t have come up with this one. I started dating a wonderful man 11 months ago. This year has flown by. It’s been the best year of my life. God has shown me through Von how love is supposed to be. He does make me laugh and goes out of his way to make me smile. He adds so much joy to my life. I can’t stand being away from him. Every second we are together is just great. I was worried about guarding my heart when we started dating, but God told me not to. After two dates and tons of text messages, I fell totally in love with him. Von was and still is completely worth the risk of being hurt. I know I have given him the power to shatter me. I want him to have it. Several things I know: (1) should that happen, God will heal me (He’s an expert at putting my pieces together); (2) should that happen, he will be the one I won’t get over (I can’t imagine my life without him); and (c) Von isn’t going to shatter me. He doesn’t want to. God has now redeemed and restored this day. Von stopped by my work today to drop off cupcakes, cookies, and a flower arrangement in a fuchsia vase (perfect). Not only are the gifts beautiful, but delicious. It was pretty hard to concentrate the rest of the day. All I wanted to do was run to him. But it’s not about gifts, how much money gets spent, where we go, what we do, it’s about being together and lifting each other up, being an encouragement to each other, and loving each other well. After years of not feeling like I was even worth such thoughtful gifts, today I know I am loved and valued. It’s amazing. God is amazing. With all that said, I am speechless.
1st Corinthians 13:4-8a “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, 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 perseveres. Love never fails.”
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