Valentine's Day

I have to confess, I've never been the biggest fan of Valentine's Day. One random day (ok not totally random, yes, I know the history of Saint Valentine) in the middle of a cold, dreary month, not quite 2 months after Christmas that stamps millions of people around the world with a label - SINGLE, IN LOVE, MARRIED, IN A RELATIONSHIP, HAPPY, NOT HAPPY, LONELY, BITTER, WAY TOO EXCITED ABOUT THIS SILLY HOLIDAY, and the list goes on & on. Like anyone needs one more label!

I was at the store looking at V-Day cards and call me cynical or cheap but $5.69 for a piece of paper with a poem written by someone else doesn't exactly scream true love or romance to me - I'm just sayin. I came home and got out the $0.99 pack of construction paper and made crafts with the kids and a card for my husband - with my own words on it (and believe you me poetry doesn't just flow from my fingertips). 

But with that said - cynicism and all - I thought I would cheese it up for the special day and share just how much I love my one and only Valentine.

My husband is the definition of Love. He is kind, he is compassionate, he is generous. He is hard working, he is selfless, he is loving. My husband is sweet and romantic (in his very own special way), he is supportive, he is forgiving. He is accepting of me for who I am - a crazy-control freak-germaphobe with a smart mouth and a sassy attitude (toot toot!) My husband loves God, his wife, his children, his family, his friends. My husband is passionate about his hobbies and sharing it with others. My husband brings me flowers for no reason, leaves me sticky notes before he goes to work, and always gets a second helping of dinner - even if I messed it up. My husband tells me I'm beautiful every single day, at least 5 times a day. He is smart, he is funny, he is the worst singer in the world - but manages to make our baby girl smile by singing her a song. On this Valentine's Day - this over commercialized holiday that doesn't really hold much true value in the grand scheme of things - I just wanted you all to know that: My husband is wonderful.

Thank you Lord for my partner in life. May everyone be as blessed as I am to find their one and only Valentine.