With school and life and Baby James's arrival the day before, Valentine's Day slipped by without much ado. I still have a card and books for Liam and Zander in my car and Gary's card is actually still in a bag waiting for me to write a thoughtful and amazing tribute to him (because he is the best for me--maybe next year!).
However a couple of days later, Jena began work on a project which she gave us when she completed it. She took a wooden frame and painted it pink and red and then wrote a scripture in the middle of it. This scripture is the one from Mathew where the shepherds were told about the birth of the Savior and they made haste to see the babe lying in a manger. Isn't that one of the ultimate expressions of love--the gift of the Son of God born in a manger! And surely I want to be found worshiping him in all I do like the shepherds on that nativity night. Thanks, Jena, we love it!
Jessica and Elessia gave us these darling pictures of Liam and Zander:
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| Liam, age 20 months |
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| Zander, age 2 months |
Niki made this cute handprint card (for his Dad, I think) but we got to enjoy it through messenger:
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| Niki, age 2 1/2 years old |
Scott and Chantel were overachievers this Valentine season with sweet James's arrival the day before the holiday:
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| James, 1 week |
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| James and Scarlett, 2 1/2 years old |
So when I was little, Valentine's day was the day of sugar cookies and Valentine Boxes and writing all of my classmates names' on little cards. As a teenager, it became the "romantic holiday" celebrated by married people and those who were dating in more serious relationships. But really it is a celebration of loving others--all others-- and family is the perfect summary of that.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2017
I HOPE YOURS WAS AS GREAT AS OURS!
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