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As I am counting my Valentine Blessings and being thankful for the love in our home (and trying not to eat every wonderful sweet in sight!), I can't help but remember a conversation I had with my oldest when she was four years old.
It was time for bed and we had read our books and she said, "Mommy, tell me how your parents aren't married anymore..."
I said, "Well, they were married and when I was two, then they got divorced, which means you break up."
She said, "Mommy, no, I don't understand."
I said, "Well, sometimes when people are married, they don't get along..."
"Mommy, no, I don't understand."
"Well, you are married on a peice of paper and you have to go to a lawyer to get divorced."
"Mommy, no, I don't understand."
At this point I am like Help! "You go to a judge...."
Again, "Mommy, I don't understand, I mean... Where did the LOVE go?"
Sometimes as a parent you know God is by your side and helps you find the answer. I tearfully said, "Sweetie, I don't know where the love went, but what I do know is that your Mommy and Daddy love each other very much." It might not sound profound, but I know I had help when I said it!
Oh, and we will have a whole different conversation when she is 14...like you can't date till you are 30, get to know someone really well... make sure you get along... and any boy will fill out the "Application to Date my Daughter" as my husband cleans a gun at the coffee table... but I have time...
So you as you celebrate Valentines Day, I hope you feel loved and celebrate the love it your home, and remember the sweet verses below, also read at our wedding ~
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| 13 Valentines & 13 (or something) pounds later ~ Happy Valentine's Day Honey! |
