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Valentine's

I know a lot  of people now who don't like Valentine's Day. I totally get why too, if you're single Valentine's Day can remind you of your singleness. But personally, I think Valentine's Day is a wonderful day. Here are two reasons why. Just because I'm not married, not engaged, and don't have a boyfriend doesn't mean I'm not loved. In fact, I know I'm very loved by my parents, my sister, my friends, my grandparents, my aunts, my uncles, my cousins...  Yes I may be single but I'm loved. Secondly, we Christians have the best Valentine in the world, Jesus. John 3:16a says "For God so loved the world..." And you know what? God gave us the best Valentine's gift ever in His Son.  Furthermore, Scripture says that we, the church, are the bride of Christ (Revelation 19.)  If you think about it that way, even all you single people out there are "engaged"  if you truly believe in Jesus. Years ago, Istarted a tradition.  I

Thank you.

Two simple words, yet possibly two of the most powerful words in the English language.  These words can make someone feel like they helped, blessed, made someone feel special. People love hearing the words "thank you." Have you ever really thought about it though? I mean , if we love hearing these words so much, how much more would God love hearing them.  A friend of mine and I started something about a year ago. We'd text each other every day with something we were grateful for. It was like thanking God for something every day. In Proverbs17:22  it says "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." Being grateful is like having a cheerful heart and is exceedingly healthy for our minds and hearts. It's easy to say thank you when we get what we want or when we receive an answer to our prayers. But how about when we don't get what we want or that prayer isn't answered the way we'd hoped? Is it still important to say thank you? I believe it is and ev