Valentine's Day

So today is Valentine's Day.  A day where love is in there air and nice things tend to happen. 

As usual, I get to spend the day with my favorite girl (my mom).  I bought a few trinkets and took her out to eat.  My brother Robert came up from the valley and joined us for dinner.  It's funny you don't see someone for a long time and you forget how much you miss them.  My family means a lot to me and I miss them when I don't see them all the time.  My brother is no exception.  And regardless if he is my older brother, I still worry about him and hope and pray that all is well with him.

We went to eat at a Chinese restaurant and when the fortune cookies came, I got mine and read the fortune.  I like to see how relevant they are to what things are going on in my life today.  This cookie fortune read, "The principle part of faith is patience."  How true is that.  Just today I was talking to my friend about getting reacquainted with the church.  The "forwards" I get either through email or text that say, "If you don't believe in God, just delete this" are offensive to me.  I do believe in God and I don't believe that whether or not you send a text and/or email to 10 friends determines your faith.

I also believe that when you pray to God for forgiveness, health, fortune or anything else, you need a lot of patience.  You can't expect for things to happen at the snap of your fingers.  God doesn't work like that.  I strongly believe that.

I try to teach my students the same concept of patience.  I let them know that the easier something is, the worse it usually is for you.  I tell them that something that takes a lot of work and commitment are the things in life that are the most rewarding and best for you, cause you know you worked hard to get them.

So my dear family, my thoughts and prayers are all with you this fine evening.  I wish and pray for nothing but the best for each and everyone of you.  I love each of you.  

Take care and keep in touch.