Love

In honor of Valentines... NOT. We actually talked about love last week in class. We talked about the dating and courtship and moved on through to the different types of love.

So how do I describe love now that I am an "expert" on the manner, love to me is more than a feeling it is a willingness to give of yourself without thought to another person. I also believe that love has many different meanings and feelings. It like a box of crayons. You know that you can turn to your box of crayons and find the color that you need whether it be to make a valentine card or to make a card of sympathy for a funeral. Do I love Nick the same way I love my baby sister, no but there are characteristics of each of those loves that intertwine. Just like you may use a green crayon on both cards.

I have done some of my own research last week on love. Last week I had a dear friend pass away in a motorcycle accident. I loved my boss he was very dear to me, he took care of me when I needed taking care of, he helped me when I needed help, he laughed with me when laughing was all we could do. Brother Budge was a great example of all types of love. He was madly deeply in love with his wife. He cared deeply for his children. He loved all of us that worked for him at the library. Because this past week I dealt with a lot of mourning I was given some great advice, " Death without sorrow is like life without love." We all need love. We all crave love. With Brother Budge's death I found it hard to express all my feelings even to Nick, so I turned to the Lord and in the end I found a book which quotes the scriptures a lot. In 1Corinthians 13:4-7 it is speaking of Charity but the word love is often exchanged out so that the verse reads,

"Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not, love vauntheth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, us not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoice not in iniquity, but rejoice in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hoepth all things, endureth all things."

When you find your companion love makes things possible that you never thought possible. Suddenly you see the world in another light. But you've got to remember that just because you are in love doesn't mean that things will always be easy, love is an ongoing project that takes time and effort from both parties. With that being said the Lord wants us to love meaning energy put into love is worthy energy.

So those were the crazy ramblings of my mind about love. I love you have a wonderful Valentines with your sweet heart because I know I will.... Also don't forget comments. Those suckers are needed.

PS. Nickoli Blaine Angiuli Jr I love you!