Lovely February!

Isn't it fun how the different months and seasons evoke different feelings in each of us? February always brings out the love! Seriously, I want to buy every type of heart shaped candy to put in little glass bowls throughout my house. The "Suzie Homemaker" comes out in me and I want to make homemade Valentines and soft sugar cookies with sprinkles for all my loved ones. This year I purchased Valentine's ornaments (all eclectic-none really matched) and hung them on the curtain rod above my double doors in my family room. (I did this for Christmas and plan to do it for all the seasons-shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day, flowers and eggs for Easter, etc.) I love the look!

Most importantly I want those who matter most in my life to know how much I love them. I am striving to be a little kinder, a little gentler, a little more understanding, a little more tolerant of others around me. Isn't this what Valentine's Day is really all about? The great poet Robert Louis Stevenson once said:

"To be rich in admiration and free from envy; to rejoice greatly in the good of others; to love with such generosity of heart that your love is still a dear possession in absence or unkindness - these are the gifts of fortune which money cannot buy. He who has such a treasury of riches, being happy and valiant himself, in his own nature, will enjoy the universe as if it were his own estate; and help the man to whom he lends a hand to enjoy it with him."

Have a blessed month surrounded by those who mean the most. Remember to tell them how much you care.

With Love,

Lisa B.