LOVE is not for the faint of heart

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Today is Valentine’s Day and thoughts of love abound. We are delighted to have guests throughout the month who will celebrate the holiday with us.

Today on my walk, I was thinking about “true” love. I spent the day with my parents who recently celebrated their 70th anniversary, and the passage from 1Corinthians 13:4-7, 13 came to my mind.

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance….Three things will last forever - faith, hope, and love - and the greatest of these is love.

Love never gives up, never loses faith. “True” love is hard work. It is not for the faint of heart. Love has many days of ups and downs, moments of joy and sorrow, but in the end, through perseverance, this is the love that endures.

I am blessed with many people in my life who exemplify the meaning of “true love”. There are my dear friends and family members who have celebrated over 30 & 40 years of marriage, and continue to enjoy life and each other.

There are the innkeepers in my B&B Association who open their doors every day to new people with warmth and a hearty welcome.

There are the guests that Billy and I have had the pleasure to host at the Red Cardinal B&B. Guests who come as strangers, but often leave as friends.

There are my siblings who go out of their way to help others.

There are women like Rose, who passed away this week, who give every bit of themselves to family and friends.

There are my SIL and best friends who have walked with me a long, long way and kept on singing as we walked.

There is my husband, Billy, whom I love very much.

And there is Jesus, the best example of “true” love.

Happy Valentine’s Day to the real lovers of this world.