Over the past little while I have been asked about love. What does LOVE mean to me and what does it entail? So here it is..I am sure there is more but these are my beliefs at the moment. 

What is LOVE?

LOVE IS

EVERYTHING!

Without it where would the world be, where would we be? 

Love does not exist solely in intimate relationships. For me, it is present in everything I do, including every relationship.

Love is care, compassion, understanding, support, patience, listening. 

Love shines through each of us in the moments when we reach out to others and when we serve them.

Every person deserves this LOVE from people in their lives. 

LOVE is the center of my life--it encourages me in bad times and in the good times.

LOVE ENCOURAGES

LOVE PERSEVERES!

I believe that when all of these aspects come together it forms intimate relationships that can last forever. 

What do you believe?

Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath

"Give me your eyes for just one second,

Give me your eyes so I can see,

Everything that I keep missing,

Give me your love for humanity.

Give me your arms for the broken-hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach.

Give me your heart for the ones forgotten.

Give me your eyes so I can see."

~I listened to this song today and these lyrics really stood out. These are things that I ask for everyday so that I can affect change in today's world. Very Inspiring! 

Sisters!

"The love we learn from God has the power to hold sisters together in the face of anything. The love of a sister can fly across an ocean in a letter and fill a lonely heart with joy; 

It can travel through telephone wires to bring courage to a weary soul. 

It can PIERCE a hardened heart and infuse it with HOPE.

Nothing can separate those bound by the power of love."

I am definitely grateful for my sisters! I have learned so much from them and continue to see them as my role models.

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." ~ James A. Barrie

Encouragement

When I watched this video I was filled with hope and so much encouragement. It is such a statement of God's unfailing love for us! 

"I want to be your encourager, a voice that cheers you on to believe that God is who he says he is and that walking in his ways will prosper your soul." ~Christine Wyrtzen

Support and encouragement help me get through everyday. By watching this video and reading this quote I have found myself filled with strength again.

LOVE

"Love like a river, never ending as it flows, but gets greater and bigger with time."

"Love, like a river, will cut a new path whenever it meets an obstacle."

~What do you think? Can love be this strong and everlasting?

Perseverance

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete; not lacking anything." James 1:2-4

~ Even though the road can get bumpy and tough to travel on, in the end the journey and the experiences are always worth it. For me, perseverance is always important--I never give up!