Treating Myself on Valentine's Day to Old Good Friends

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne's day
Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate.
And, cousin mine, upon Monday is Saint Valentine's Day and every bird chooses himself a mate, and if it like you to come on Thursday night, and make provision that you may abide till then, I trust to God that ye shall speak to my husband and I shall pray that we may bring the matter to a conclusion.

(Regading the origin of St. Valentine's Day. Shortly after the young lady herself wrote a letter to the same man addressing it "Unto my rightwell beloved Valentine, John Paston Esquire". The custom of choosing and sending valentines has of late years fallen into comparative desuetude.


HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO YOU AND YOURS AND ME AND MINE!!!!!!!

Ed walked over this morning at 5:45a.m.--he grabbed a soda from my fridge, checked out the bookcase in my living room that he agreed to put together for me this week. He said he came over just to find out what he needed for the project. I had the feeling there was something else, but a hug and peck later and he was gone. A long conversation on his way south did not reveal any other motive or plan, so I don't know what else it might have been that he wanted. I had an idea, but I did not bring up my own idea.

My treat to myself after that (and God really answered my prayer for this) was to spend time with a lot of my girlfriends, who are sweethearts. I looked up two old friends from college, actually located them, and had some quality time with them on the phone today. The cool thing is they know each other, too.

Then off to church where I got two invitations to lunch, one for today, and one for tomorrow, both with dear girlfriends. I had arranged another lunch with a high school girlfriend for Tuesday, so I look forward to that.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO YOU AND YOURS AND ME AND MINE!!!!!!!

WEBPAGE OF THE DAY: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15254a.htm

P.S.--R.I.P. Nicolo (2010 Luge Winter Olympian hopeful, who we lost this week while he was pursuing his sport with passion)

Making Melody

Webpage of the day:
http://www.examiner.com/x-15877-Kansas-City-Young-Democrat-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Reprentative-Joe-Wilson-RSC-yells-out-during-President-Obamas-health-care-address-to-Congress. Later Rep. Wilson apologized for his gauche outburst.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Continuity with what we know is TRUTH leads to consistency – stay
with what you know until you know that what you’re told is truth." Pastor Mik Milem

This is an e-mail letter to a good friend of mine in response to hearing a spiritual need she shared in her last e-mail to me.

Hi Mel,
Sooo glad you could use the verse God put on my heart to share with you. He is always right on
time, ya know? I'm tickled you like my song. If I make a recording, it will be no big deal to get it to one of my biggest fans!!

Hey, guess what? I got a job!!! With Acts 1:8 Ministry, the group that does those planned acts of
kindness around town, like buy two gallons of gas for people during hard times or pass out bottles of water on a hot day.

I will be drumming up support, so when I call, please give generously. LOL.

I made spaghetti sauce from my garden ingredients tonight. I think it was the best spaghetti I have ever had. Even my sister, nephew, and Ed loved it, so I was not alone in my opinion. Wow, wish you could have been here to try this masterpiece. No recipe so you missed out--well enough of that-tee hee!

Love you madly,
Kiva