I have a love/hate relationship with February.

On one hand, February is the month of my birthday. (Translation: CAKE)

Gosh. I love cake!!!

On the other hand, February means Valentine’s Day.

You would think between my birthday and the name of this site having the word “Heart” in it, I would be ALL OVER Valentine’s Day.

But…No.

When The Kid (my pet name for him) was in public school, I would dread Valentine’s Day obligations! Thank goodness Pinterest wasn’t around.

My hat is off to all you moms navigating THAT pressure.

One reason I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day.

Forced participation.

My fierce independence streak shows up and I want to “Rage against the Machine.”

(Not really, but a girl can dream.)

The Kid would bring home a letter from the teacher stating, ” You must bring in a Valentine for ALL the members of the class.”

What about the child who pokes everybody in the lunch line? My kid has to give him/her a  “Stay cool, Valentine!” card?

Nope!

How about I just keep him home and he and I will eat cake? (Have I mentioned I love cake?)

I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day but I love “LOVE”.

I love THE KID, my husband, (still thinking about a blog nickname for him)  close friends and family, and the end of Sense and Sensibility when the youngest sister climbs up the tree to get a glimpse of Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson.

I also love the movie Notting Hill.

My favorite part is when Julia Roberts walks into the book shop and says to Hugh Grant, “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to her.”

(Maybe I love Hugh Grant?)

Movie Love is beautiful, isn’t it.

Happy endings, romantic gestures, epic speeches, and even a boombox over the head blaring music until you come to the window. (Name that movie.)

But in spite of the beautiful imagery movies depict, it isn’t REAL!

What is Real?

God’s Love.

His love is an Unfailing Love.

There is a worship song I love :

Lord, you are more precious than silver.

Lord, you are more costly than Gold.

Lord, you are more beautiful than Diamonds,

and NOTHING I desire compares to YOU.

written by Lynn DeShazo.

Wherever you are in life, there’s a deeper, stronger, more powerful love than any movie, cards with bunnies hugging, box of chocolate, happy ending could ever bring.

Take Heart.

God’s Love for YOU is unfailing.

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Isaiah 54:10 (HCSB – emphasis added)

“Though the mountains move and the hills shake, MY LOVE will not be removed from you and MY covenant of peace WILL NOT BE SHAKEN,” says your compassionate Lord.

So, instead of getting the hives when I see ROWS of Valentines, sprinkles, and cupcake wrappers, (mini cakes…YUM!)

I will remind myself…

God’s Love is Unfailing.

I can celebrate that!

What about you?

Do you love Valentine’s Day?

 

 

 

Make sure to come back next Tuesday for Part 2 in the “Take Heart” series.