AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE !

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY !

FOR ME THIS DAY IS NOT ABOUT GIFTS, OR FLOWERS, OR EVEN CANDY, IT IS ABOUT AN OUT WORD EXPRESSION OF LOVE, SOMETIMES IN OUR BUSY LIVES WE DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO EXPRESSION OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. WE SHOW LOVE, BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS EXPRESS IT. I BELIEVE THAT SHOWING LOVE IS ALL IMPORTANT, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S ALSO NICE TO HEAR.

SO ON THIS DAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF MY FAMILY, HOW VERY IMPORTANT YOU ARE TO ME, HOW MUCH HAPPINESS YOU BRING TO MY LIFE, AND THAT THOUGH I MAY NOT SAY IT VERY OFTEN, HOW VERY MUCH I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, AND THAT FAMILY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME, I CHERRISH FAMILY AND THE STRENGTH AND JOY IT GIVES. FAMILY IS ALWAYS IN MY HEART, MY THOUGHTS AND MY PRAYERS.

TO MY SWEET AND LOVING HUSBAND; MY BEST FRIEND, I LOVE YOU. YOU ARE MY JOY, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SHARES MY DREAMS, YOU ARE MY ROCK, YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH, THE ONE I CHERISH, YOU ARE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, THE ONE I WANT TO GROW OLD WITH, MY PARTNER FOR ALL ETERNITY, MY ONE AND ONLY TRUE LOVE.

TO MY PARENTS; I LOVE YOU FOR TEACHING ME BY EXAMPLE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, I LOVE THAT YOU TAUGHT ME FAITH, I LOVE THAT YOU PROVIDED ME WITH A HAPPY AND LOVING CHILDHOOD, I LOVE YOU TAUGHT ME THE GREATEST THING IN LIFE IS FAMILY. I LOVE THAT YOU TAUGHT ME TO WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD, TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, THAT LIFE ISN'T ALWAYS FAIR, SO LEARN TO MAKE THE BEST WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. I LOVE YOU TAUGHT ME TO LIVE AND LOVE THE SIMPLE LIFE. I LOVE THAT YOU GAVE ME A FIRM FOUNDATION TO BUILD UPON. THANK YOU. I RESPECT YOU MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER KNOW. I LOVE YOU.

TO MY BROTHER; I LOVE HOW YOU ARE ALWAYS BEING THE "BIG BROTHER", I LOVE THAT YOU TAUGHT ME THE FINE ART OF TEASING, I LOVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR, I LOVE THE EXAMPLE YOU ALWAYS SET FOR ME, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE WHEN I NEED YOU, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE NOT JUST MY BROTHER BUT ALSO MY FRIEND. I LOVE YOU.

TO MY SISTER; I LOVE THE BOND WE HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE NEE OF MY DEAREST FRIENDS, I LOVE THAT YOU ALWAYS SET A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE FOR ME, I LOVE HOW YOU ALWAYS PUT OTHERS FIRST AND DO SO MUCH FOR SO MANY, I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE MY FAMILY LIKE YOUR OWN, I LOVE THE LOVE, COMPASSION AND CARE YOU HAVE GIVEN TO OUR PARENTS OVER THE YEARS, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE WHEN I NEED YOU. THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU.

TO MY CHILDREN; EACH OF YOU ARE THE PUREST JOY AND HAPPINESS IN MY LIFE. I AM GREATFUL THAT YOU CHOSE ME TO BE YOUR MOTHER, I LOVE HOW MUCH LAUGHTER YOU CONTINUALLY BRING INTO MY LIFE, I LOVE WHEN WE ARE ALL TOGETHER, IT IS CRAZY HOW MUCH FUN WE HAVE, I LOVE HOW YOU MAKE MY LIFE COMPLETE, I LOVE HOW EACH OF YOU SET EXAMPLES FOR ME EVERY SINGLE DAY, I LOVE WATCHING YOU BE PARENTS, I LOVE HOW YOU BROUGHT A DEEPER MEANING AND PURPOSE TO MY LIFE, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE SUCH WONDERFUL KIDS, THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU, I LOVE EACH ONE OF YOUR UNIQUE TRAITS AND PERSONALITIES, AND I LOVE HOW EACH OF YOU ARE ALSO SIMILAR ON SOME LEVEL, THANK YOU FOR BEING MY EVERYTHING. I LOVE YOU.

TO MY DAUGHTER (TO BE) AND MY SONS BY MARRIAGE; I AM SO GLAD YOU HAVE JOINED OUR FAMILY, I LOVE EACH OF YOUR UNIQUE QUALITIES THAT YOU BRING TO OUR FAMILY, I LOVE YOUR SWEET SPIRITS AND YOUR EXAMPLES, I LOVE EACH OF YOU AS IF YOU WERE MY OWN CHILD, I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE MY CHILDREN, I LOVE HOW EACH OF YOU FIT INTO THIS CRAZY FAMILY SO PERFECTLY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU BRING AND GIVE TO OUR FAMILY, THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU.

TO MY GRANDCHILDREN; I LOVE BEING YOUR BOMBOM, THANK YOU FOR EXPANDING AND MULTIPLYING MY LOVE BEYOND MEASURE, I LOVE EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR SWEET SPIRITS, I LOVE EACH ONE OF YOUR DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE PERSONALITIES, I LOVE HOW YOU MAKE ME SMILE EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU, I LOVE THE JOY YOU BRING TO MY HEART, I LOVE ADDED CRAZINESS YOU BRING TO MY LIFE I LOVE IT, I LOVE HOW WHEN I'M WITH YOU, YOU MAKE ME FEEL YOUNG AGAIN, I LOVE HOW YOU ARE CONSTENTLY MAKING ME LAUGH, I LOVE SEEING THE WORLD AGAIN THROUGH YOUR EYES, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVED YOU BEFORE I EVER EVEN MET YOU, I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW VERY PROUD I AM OF EACH OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE JOY AND HAPPINESS YOU BRING TO MY LIFE, THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU.

TO MY NIECES, NEPHEWS, THEIR SPOUSES AND THEIR CHILDREN; I LOVE ALL THE FUN AND LAUGHTER WE HAVE WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER, I LOVE HOW YOU EACH BRING SUCH LOVE AND JOY TO MY LIFE, I LOVE THE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES YOU SET FOR ME, I LOVE WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR LIVES WITH ME WITH PICTURES, NOTES, BLOGS, ETC.... I LOVE THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF STRONG FAMILY BONDS THAT YOUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS TAUGHT US, I LOVE THAT YOU ARE A PART OF MY LIFE, AND A BIG PIECE OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, ALL 26 OF YOU.

TO ALL MY FAMILY; EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, FROM GRANDPARENTS, GREAT GRANDMOTHER, AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS, SIBLINGS, AND THEIR SPOUSES, IN-LAWS, HUSBAND, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, NEICES, NEPHEWS, THEIR SPOUSES, GREAT NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS. EACH ONE OF YOU HAVE PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE AT SOME POINT IN MY LIFETIME. I HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM EACH OF YOU. I HAVE BEEN MOLDED AND I AM WHO I AM TODAY BECAUSE OF EACH OF YOU. I CARRY A PIECE OF EACH AND EVERYONE OF MY RELATIVES WITH ME ALWAYS. I AM SO PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS FAMILY. I LOVE EACH OF YOU, AND I AM GREATFUL FOR MY STRONG BOND AND LOVE OF FAMILY. I THINK OF ALL THINGS IN LIFE, FAMILY IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT VALUES. TRADITIONS, HERITAGE, ATTRIBUTES, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE A SENSE OF BELONGING, KNOWING THAT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE YOU CAN TURN TO. THROUGH THICK AND THIN GOOD TIMES OR BAD, WE ARE HERE FOR ONE ANOTHER. I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR THE EXAMPLES YOU ARE, FOR THE TRAITS THAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM YOU. I LOVE YOU.

TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BECOME FAMILY BECAUSE I HAVE ADOPTED YOU, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS OF MY CHILDREN, ETC... ; YOU ARE UNIQUE AND SPECIAL, YOU ARE FAMILY BY CHOICE, I LOVE ALL THAT EACH OF YOU BRING TO MY LIFE, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE AND LAUGHTER YOU BRING TO ME, I LOVE THE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES YOU SET, AND ALL THAT I GAIN FROM YOU BEING IN MY LIFE, I LOVE THAT YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH WHEN I NEED IT, EACH OF YOU HOLD A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART, THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU.

AS A FAMILY WE CAN BE;
"TOGETHER FOREVER AND ALWAYS NO MATTER WHAT".