I LOVE.

Valentine's Day. Oh, the pressure. The frustration. The expectations. Some don't have a valentine, some who do are on edge all day trying to make it "perfect" according the media's standards. What fun is that?

Let's break the mold. A love list, if you will. Join me?

I LOVE that I get to wake up every day and come to a job that is fun and enjoyable.

I LOVE that so many of my friends and family are just a phone call away.

I LOVE color!

I LOVE pictures that capture memories that I get to relive when I see them.

I LOVE coworkers who are like family.

I LOVE soft relaxing music to de-stress and relax.

I LOVE the four-legged who is always excited to greet me.

I LOVE the tall redhead who I get to do life with.

I LOVE that the street I live on is safe, and our neighbors are friendly.

I LOVE laughing so hard you cry!

I LOVE unexpected compliments.

I LOVE that our adoption has made me fall in love with another country.

I LOVE nights with friends where you can just be yourself.

I LOVE the beauty that is all around us.

I LOVE that there is a Greater Love that we can all be a part of.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16