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I have a thought. It might not be inspiring or original, but it is mine nonetheless. We were exhorted in church this morning to "keep love alive." Dr. Vaugn preached about the power and words of love. He spoke of numerous examples in which there were sons who never heard their father say, "I love you." The more he spoke of it, the more examples came to his mind, and he shared them with us. (He has counseled for many years.) I know my dad hardly (if ever) heard his father say those three words. An elderly lady in our church commented tonight that it was the same way with her parents. They grew up with the mindset that they knew their parents loved them, but it was a topic not discussed in the home. Feelings were hid; stoicism prevailed.

The thought I have is this: People guard their love; I guard my love. I shouldn't. You have heard of the stories where men don't tell their girlfriends that they love them until they ask them to marry them. For a long time, I thought that was neat. They weren't throwing away their love carelessly to any dandy girl that came along. But now I am looking at this at a new angle. Who are we to love one man more than another? Even if a couple broke up, they would be loving each other because they wanted what was best for the other individual - even if it was another person. The true definition of love is giving. We should love all men. It is not too mushy or too girly to tell your friends that you love them. I honestly do love all you guys and gals that read this. Thanks for being my friends. Biblically, I should love you even if you weren't my friends.

posted by Kutzie @ 6:55 PM