…even if nobody remembers it’s February 14th and you get absolutely nothing for Valentine’s Day.  You are a precious treasure to your heavenly Father, a VIP to the King of Kings and priceless to those you’re investing your life into. 

My hubby is out of town this weekend.  The last time he was away, it was my birthday weekend.  I pulled back the bed spread to tuck in for the night and found a perfectly poignant, creative, romantic, loving (can you tell I liked it?!) surprise card on my pillow.   He’d thoughtfully signed it (signing cards can be a painful exercise for a man, so I always consider it a treat to receive his thoughts on paper) and for the next 2 days, he texted me photos of his moments with friends and family as he carried out his days away.  You can only appreciate this fully if you know how much my husband doesn’t enjoy stopping to take pictures.  He’d made such an effort to bless me because he knows how much I love all the details – nothing’s better than a photo if I can’t actually be there!  I’d be working around the house, off to a basketball game, preparing a meal and suddenly *BING* and I’d have a new picture to delight in!  What a lift that was.  He’d organized some gifts and helped the boys to have something special for me.  I drank in the pleasure of being remembered and honored.  Actually I’m still reveling in it – he got a lot of mileage out of that one!  I’m not expecting a thing tomorrow, and I’m not bothered about it.

The ebb and flow of life isn’t like the movies.  So much of the time we don’t get goose bumps. (Unless you live in Minnesota ). I hope I don’t sound like a party-pooper because I love romance and surprises and fancy dinners and getting all gussied up to be with my man, but real life is so much toil and responsibility.  Especially when you’re not living for yourself and for the pleasure of this temporal existence.  Real life can be overwhelming, not even counting the ‘extras’.  Sometimes I can’t see past my to-do list of basic operations for life in the Mira household.    When happy and frivolous surprises do come my way, they are such a treat.

I  want it to be my habit to be content with what I have.  Never satisfied to remain in my current condition of course, but at peace and joyful with my ‘lot’ at the moment.  If your ‘lot’ this Valentine’s Day includes roses, chocolates and candlelight – drink it in and love every minute!!!!! But if not, join me in finding HIM, drinking in the beauty of my Savior, finding His Word as sweet as Belgian truffles and trusting Him to make all  my dreams come true in His time.

Big hugs your way!