Who am I? Well on Valentine's Day everyone celebrated the love they share with someone special, I'd like to take a moment and reflect on the memories.
Lynn and I have celebrated 36 valentines together, and each one is remarkable in my mind. From the very first one when we couldn't afford much, and he brought me the most beautiful single rose. I cried as I held that little rose in my hands and of course, it became a dried memory in the Family Bible. That little rose was followed by dozens more in multitudes as well as many elaborate meals we have shared.
However, the one meal that still stands at the top of the list was another moment when money was sparse. We shared one small cheeseburger (back when McDonald's sold them for 59 cents, a LONG time ago) and a small soda. The cost was a mere dollar, but that meal that we split was the most precious one we have shared in our 36 years together. A simple meal that stands above the expensive ones we have had
in our time together.
From the small moments in life to the large things, everyone should remember the important stuff. It is not how much money you have in the bank, it is not the car you drive, nor is it that high powered job you have. What is important is the love. Those tiny moments we share with our loved ones. The sweet movement to wipe a tear away, picking someone up when they fall, holding the hand of someone scared, and all the tiny things that we do (hopefully) every day with those near and dear to our hearts.
So as the world gave tons of candy and flowers to their valentines, I hope that more remember that every day is a gift with love in our lives.
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