Day 45...The Day Of Love!

I'll never forget the day.

I was a high school English teacher

and it was Valentine's Day.

I walked into my room and there it was...

right on my desk...

a handmade wooden plaque...

carved and stained and sanded

with love by a very proud student!

He was sitting at his desk beaming...

anxious for me to see his gift...

hopeful that I would love it.

Love it I did.

That wooden plaque,

which had been a wood shop project,

was his Valentine's Day gift to me.

I held it up for all the class to see.

The students' laughter quieted quickly

as I bragged, praised and said words of thanks.

The student artist sat straighter in his seat...

a wide smile on his face...

pride oozing from every pore.

Yes, I hung that plaque

behind my desk for all to see.

I still think of it often.

Carved in wood

were these special words:

HAPPY VD

So in the spirit of the day...

Happy Valentine's Day!

I would like to dedicate this post

to the man I fell in love with

many years ago.

It was that twinkle in his eyes...

that smile...

that 6'5" body

that got my attention!

His smile made my heart

skip a beat...

it still does!

Yes, this is the man

I fell in love with

so many years ago!

And this is the man

I love today!

The man who raised

our sons with so much love...

and then those beautiful

grand kids came along!

I love him today

every bit as much

as I did the day I fell

in love with him!

Happy Valentine's Day, Lurch!

And so our journey begins tomorrow.

Yesterday was the first year anniversary

of Lurch's heart bypass.

Tomorrow we start our next step

of the journey.

Pre-op procedures tomorrow...

spine surgery at 8 am on Wednesday.

Thanks for travelling this journey with us.

Please keep Lurch in your prayers.

Most of you who know Lurch

have only known him sick

and in pain.

I can't wait for you all

to get to know the real Lurch!

If you are participating in

One World One Heart,

don't forget that midnight tonight

is the deadline for entering my giveaway!