As a single mom in her 40’s, Valentine’s Day looks a little different than in the movies. One of my biggest internal struggles is not feeling like I truly fit in anywhere or feeling like nobody has “chosen” me.
It would be easy to be a little jaded (especially after my experience with online dating this past year – good LORD), but if I step back and look at my life objectively, I am surrounded by love, even though it doesn’t look like it has in the past or what I hope it will in the future.
What does love look like for me this year?
Love looks like in-laws that drove over an hour to drop off flowers for me and a present for their granddaughter.
Love looks like a daughter that asked you to take her to the store so she could get you something and spent 20 minutes shopping on her own to find the perfect present – and then, willingly gets up early to give it to you.
Love looks like friends sending funny articles and sharing inside jokes.
Love looks like a rescue dog that can never get enough affection and wants to be next to me all day long.
Love looks like the pastor and greeters of the new church we started attended lighting up and welcoming me back on our second visit.
Love looks like family that go out of their way to come visit and spend quality time.
Love looks like readers leaving nice comments or sharing what I write with someone else.
Love looks like getting texts or calls from members of my small group to follow up on something I shared in our last meeting.
Surrounded, I tell you – simply surrounded. I am a lucky woman – and feeling very loved.
And in case you don’t know it, I love YOU, today and every day.
I love this, and you! I’ve always admired your perspective.
Love is all the little things that are really the big things. Love to you friend.
I love you too, sweet friend! 💜💜