Rambling Friday: And That's Enough

God is love, 

and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, 

and God in him.

I John 4:16b

I'm always looking for ways to show my love to my family and friends.

It not only gives them happiness and joy (I hope),

but it also gives me satisfaction and peace

to know I've again shown I love them.

So...

recently I saw this picture:

and decided immediately to do this for my youngest grandson's

class for Valentine's Day.

I wanted to make sure it would be okay with him (Jonathan).

I sent him the picture and asked if he'd like me to make these for his class.

He faced timed with me and emphatically declared,

YES! 

I said, but what if some didn't like applesauce?

No, he assured me, everyone in his class liked applesauce.

Now, whether he really knows or not,

his enthusiasm gave me the answer.

This week I'm gathering the materials for this simple project 

and plan on delivering the Valentine Applesauce cuties

to him when its time.

How I love that boy!

But even more so, 

how God loves me.

A fumbling, mistake-making,

sometimes selfish, sometimes hesitant

sometimes asking forgiveness

person I am,

and...

God loves me.

And that's

 enough.

Here Comes the Mail!

A Sure Sign

Here's the mail, sort it quick--

Papers, letters, notes,

Postcard scenes,

Magazines,

Our hearts are in our throats.

Something there,

White and square,

Sealed with wax, and bumpy--

At the edges, flat and thin,

In the middle bumpy.

When you feel the envelope,

Do your fingers trace

Something narrow,

Like an arrow?

Or a part

of a heart?

Or a
Cupid's face?

Is your name across the back

In a crooked line?

Hurry, then, that's a sign

Someone's sent a Valentine!

--Nancy Byrd Turner

More Mushy Stuff . . .

More useless information for you to ponder:


Want some flowers? Don't wait for them; send 'em to yourself:

• 15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
• 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.

Absolutely no reason not to have at least one of these!!

• More than 50 percent of cards are sold the week of the holiday, with the largest and most elaborate Valentine cards sold 48 hours before February 14.
• 70 percent of those celebrating the holiday give a card, followed by a telephone call (49 percent), gift (48 percent), special dinner (37 percent), candy (33 percent) restaurant meal (30 percent), and flowers (19 percent).
• Teachers will receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, and then, sweethearts. Children ages 6 to 10 exchange more than 650 million Valentine's cards with teachers, classmates, and family members.
• Hallmark has over 1330 different cards specifically for Valentine's Day.

Comfort food coming up!

• More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.

Don't worry about the money. Your pet's worth it.

• Valentine's Day is big business. Consumers will spend an average of $77.43 on Valentine's Day gifts this year. E-commerce retailers expect to rack up about $650 million in sales of food, candy, flowers, and other Valentine's Day gifts. Of that amount about $350 million will be for gifts and flowers and another $45 million will be spent on food (including chocolate) and wine.
• About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.

And have a great Valentine's Day!

Quote:
Every woman should have one old love she can imagine going back to.
Hmm. Not sure about this one!!


Blessings