So Loverly

You Need a Kiss?

Simba wants to send his love to everyone, although, I think he secretly wants to show off his red Valentine's Day sweater. He has a different colored sweater for every holiday, but he particularly likes this one since it's stretchy and doesn't too tightly constrain his little fat belly which has resulted from a few too many begging episodes. Yes - I have the ability to say no (and usually do) but, really, how could one resist such a face? My aunt tells me Simba has a face that only a mother could love, I cover his ears when such rubbish is being uttered.

I've been thinking about love a lot these past few days, in honor of Valentine's Day I suppose. I've concluded that I like love. Who doesn't? Of course there are always those who pretend they don't much care for it, could take it or leave it, and would be happier if others didn't expect love from them. I believe those kind of people are just "wall" people, and most likely need a good dose of love to crack through. The oxymoronic thing, however, is that even though love is the potion those people need, they are the least likely kind of people to get it! Okay -so that's no surprising revelation. It's so much easier to love the lovable.

I think we are lazy lovers. If we weren't, wouldn't everyone be going around getting good lovin'? Not just those who love us back, or send us nice gifts in which we then feel obligated to throw some love their way, but even those who barely know we exist - except we know that they know we exist because they see us with their eyes - quite frequently, maybe everyday.

Nancy Leigh Demoss (radio personality & author) has this 30 day challenge for married women to show love to their husbands every day for 30 days. Each day something different, and subtle, is said or done, and the results are most often astounding. It just goes to show that we don't have to buy expensive stuff or smother people with kisses for them to feel loved, and in return love us back. Someone once said, "It's the little things that count." I believe it!

When Jesus said, "Love your enemies," -  I don't think He wants us to do it because it's such a "holy" thing, or because holy people ought to do something unpleasant to mean people, but because He wants us to discover that if we love our enemies - most likely they will love us back - WaaaLaaa! We don't have any more enemies! I think I shall work more diligently on this idea of loving people intentionally from now on, especially the unlovable. God help me! Who's with me?

Rub my belly to show your love!