Day 45 - Valentine's Day

"I Love you, Lord

And I lift my voice

To worship You.

Oh my soul rejoice.

Take joy, my King,

In what you hear.

May it be a sweet, sweet sound

In Your ear!"

Day 45 - Valentine's Day - I think Valentine's day was created by card makers and chocolate makers to sell their wares between Christmas and Mother's day. I figured out that there is a special day in each month but August (except here in Canada, where we have Sask. day the first Monday). There's New Year's, Valentine's, St. Patrick's, Easter, April Fool's (in case Easter is in March), Mother's, Father's, The First/Fourth, Labor, Thanksgiving (Columbus), Remembrance/Veteran's (Thanksgiving) and Christmas (Boxing)days. After awhile nothing seems special anymore. I used to have it pretty good. Dale would take me out for supper on Valentine's day and then on my birthday 8 days later! But, it really doesn't make a whole lot of difference to me anymore. I wasn't even "upset" that the 52nd running of the Daytona 500 was on Valentine's day and Dale paid more attention to the race than he did to me. I "retaliated" by watching the Olympics - Pairs figure skating short program for the rest of the evening. Guess we are old and settled with each other and don't need a special day to remind each other how much we are in love. I am truly thankful for my husband and for the laughter we share and the way he listens to me when I am happy about figure skating or ranting about something - his eyes sort of glass over, but then, mine sort of do, too, when he talks racing - although I bet I know more about racing than he does figure skating! Anyway, God put us together for a reason and I guess it was to grow old together and love each other despite the illnesses and all that other stuff that goes along with aging. Like he said yesterday, "We said "in sickness and in health"! So true, so true!! Thank you Lord for my wonderful husband!