Today was Valentine's day, usually a day I dread. One of my friend's used to refer to it as singleness awareness day. I'm still single, but I made the choice not to dread the day and feel sorry for myself.
Today I learned that it truly is more blessed to give. A couple weeks ago I ordered flowers, bears and candy to be delivered to my mom, my sisters and my teenage mentee today. As the calls and texts came in saying how surprised they were, it warmed my heart to know that I had been able to lift someone's spirits today. I also gave a small bear and box of chocolates to the admin for my department because she's a super sweet lady and has truly been a blessing by doing such an outstanding job. She almost brought me to tears when I gave it to her and she said it was the first time in her life anyone had ever given her a heart shaped box of chocolates.
Now, all of this isn't to say that I didn't have to fight thoughts and feelings of loneliness and hoping that somewhere there was a UPS or FEDEX guy that had a package with my name on it. But there wasn't, and that's okay. Knowing that I put smiles on five faces today and shared God's love with others is enough. It's hard to have a pity party when you're focused on loving others.
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