Category: love
Have you ever heard the phrase “Love begets love?” This little idiom is an absolute truth bomb. Love actually produces more love. We can increase the amount of love that we experience in our own lives by simply choosing to express love. As we endeavor to live simply loved, I have a challenge to issue for this month. Every Saturday in October here on the blog will be “Share Your Love Saturday.” Your mission is to find a way to show love to someone else. That’s it. No grand gestures required (although a grand gesture now and then never hurt
Today marks 19 years since my dad left this earth and stepped into heaven. He was a remarkable man. A tremendous storyteller, musician, and truly kind-hearted soul. I came along as a later-in-life surprise for him. He turned 42 just 2 weeks after my birth. He always told me that I was the best surprise he ever had. Even though I wasn’t necessarily planned for, I knew that I was wanted and loved. I’m sure that my arrival caused some disruption. However, I always felt secure in the love of my parents. Even though I was a surprise to my
How do your kids know that you love them? Do they know because you work hard every day to make sure their needs (and many of their wants) are met? Or is it because you clean up countless messes and do never-ending loads of laundry for them? Do you say “I love you” every night when you tuck them into bed? Yes, these are all wonderful ways to show our kids that we love them. But today I want to share a little secret with you that I actually learned from my mother long before I had children of my