{"id":9226,"date":"2019-02-01T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/welcome-february-its-love-mon-2\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T17:37:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T23:37:48","slug":"welcome-february-its-love-mon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=9226","title":{"rendered":"Welcome February — It’s the LOVE Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s the LOVE month and I\u2019m especially in my heaven-to-earth love mindset as I\u2019m back in Austin and getting to have a lovefest with my boys. Twelve year-old Bryson, who is the outdoors guy and I spend a lot of time outside. It\u2019s my joy to be his assistant when feeding his many animals. I asked him if he was getting tired of seeing after them. His response \u201cNEVER!\u201d Yesterday we went for a hike through the trails of the acreage and then watched him show my his bow and arrow efficiency in the back acres shooting thrown-out pumpkins. We hung out by the creek while doing his schoolwork in a cozy place out there and at break time \u2013 he showed me his skills using his daddy\u2019s BB gun that we bought him when he was Bryson\u2019s age. Be still my heart! Bryson\u2019s daddy still holds onto a childhood memory.<\/p>\n

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Brennan is my sports guy \u2013 baseball and basketball. What a blessing it is to be so close to them to watch many of his games. They won their basketball game last night and my Brennan scored 12 of the winning points. Love is definitely in the air when I get to hang out with them, as with all of my grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Of course, when February rolls around, it\u2019s automatic to think of Valentine\u2019s Day and the opportunity to share our love to the one or ones we hold near and dear to our hearts. I\u2019m sending out that love to you, my FB and Blog friends and family. My sister and brother-in-law were married on February 14th. I am always nostalgic during this month because on February 14th, 1961, my boyfriend (and 5 years later, my groom) and I went on our first real boy-girl date, chauffeured by his dad and mom to my church\u2019s youth Valentine’s banquet. This month has always been the “Love Month” to me, and though my sweetheart celebrates it in heaven, I still celebrate it here with those I hold dear.<\/p>\n

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Of course, this month is dedicated to lovers and romantic relationships. But why don\u2019t we take it up a notch and determine that February is a LOVE month for all those around us? Sometimes we get so caught up in our daily routines, we forget to let those close to us know how much we love and appreciate them. There\u2019s nothing more important than letting people know how much they mean to us.<\/p>\n

So, why not let this be a LOVE month with everyone we encounter? Love is as simple as smiling at someone walking toward us, someone in front or behind us in the checkout line or someone standing next to us in an elevator. Sounds innocent enough, but what we really can be doing is secretly telling them \u201cI love you\u201d with that smile. And, if they smile back at us, let\u2019s imagine them saying \u201cI love you\u201d back to us. That silent exchange may cause feelings to emerge that could transform their day AND our day.<\/p>\n

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So, since February is the month for love, how about we make a commitment to \u201cgive our love away\u201d \u2013 maybe in a love letter to those people in our life who inspire us, support us, assist us, feed us, nurture us, care for us, love us, pray for us, protect us, laugh with us and cry with us? They have shared the magnificent journey of our life with us. Let’s purpose to pour on the love this month….and let me start by saying “I LOVE YOU…..my FB friends and family. You mean the world to me! You make my world a better place. You put a smile on my face and you give me so many joys! May you know God’s love in tangible and beautiful ways….not just this month, but ALWAYS!”
\n1 John 4:7 “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”<\/p>\n

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