Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Heart Day friends!!!! I will be heading to pedernales falls in Austin this weekend for Valentine's. Ryan and I wanted to go but in order to keep it pure and fun, we decided to invite our friends as well. :) So a group of us are leaving on friday and returning on Sunday for a weekend of fun-filled camping. I'm excited and hope that we are all delighted by the beauty and joy of Jesus! I am not one to over do Valentine's Day. In the past it has been highly over-rated to me, rather I had a man to share it with or not. But this year I am viewing it a bit different. As happy as I am to share this with Ryan, the best part to me is that the more I grow in my faith, the more I realize the simplicity of the Gospel message, which is, "to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. All of the other laws depend on this." Why can't we just do that? I believe if we did that everything else would just simply fall right into place. But we look to so many other things to fill us with love. And at the end of the day, we find ourselves still empty and wondering who exactly will meet our needs. So it's a never ending cycle of defeat. My prayer for you is that this year you will fall in love with Jesus, realizing that you only love Him b/c He first loved you. Realize that He is our portion and we are His. And then may your cup that is full of His love simply overflow into the lives of those you come in contact with. A never failing love. That is real love. God is love! All other love is just plan selfish. He is more than enough! So from my babies to you, Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy it with Jesus! And spread the wealth with the poor in spirit around you. And I will too....