Happy Valentine's Day!

I Love

Jesus (because He first loved me)

my mother (because I know now how much she loves me)

my father (because he's always been my hero)

my husband (because he knows my flaws and forgives them)

my children (because it's impossible not to)

my brothers (because they will always be my protectors)

my inlaws (because they accept me as one of them)

my neices and nephews (because they are always growing)

my aunts and uncles (because they helped shape who I am)

my grandparents (because they didn't spoil me)

my job (but only sometimes)

I Love

Chic-Filet Chicken Strips in Barbecue Sauce

the way Laney's hair smells

evenings in Spring, when it's just warm enough to sit on the porch

singing

poetry

holding hands and kissing

(a little romance never hurt anybody)

baking cookies and eating them while they are still warm

laughter

Cold weather in the winter

Hot weather in the summer

Christmas and Easter

and I love

smart people, good people, and most of all, real people

writing and reading (in that order)

the way Marley says "Octopus"--"Opitus" and "Elephant"--"Ebident"

daffodils . . .

Happy endings.