Today is Feb 14, 2013... Valentines Day. Elijah is posing here in his 'uniform'. Today is 'crazy hat' day at our home school enrichment program: the Master's Academy of Fine Art in Lake Jackson. Elijah chose to wear his 'Steak n Shake' commemorative crew hat he was given at our recent visit to the Grand Opening of the Steak n Shake restaurant in Webster, Texas. He didn't want to smile big because he has some missing teeth and he didn't want to look at the camera either because he said the sun light was hurting his eyes... Oh well, he's that way for any picture... sigh...
Dear Elijah:
Happy Valentines Day! I am sure today will be an extra special day. When you come back years from now and are reading these posts I would like you to remember that you were so excited the night before Valentines Day that you were very hyper and we had trouble getting you to sleep. I want you to remember that Mommy stayed up until after 2 AM the night before making cup cakes and other treats for our family and friends at MAFA. She even got up super early to finish the decorating just to make it an extra special day for everyone. You have an AMAZING mommy, Elijah!
You set your alarm extra early so you could give everyone special Valentine gifts you had made for them. I did not enjoy getting up at 5:45 AM but your special card was so sweet I was quickly put in a good mood. Mommy was already up getting ready for the day and she loved your card, too. You even taped Connor's Valentine card to the front door so he would be sure to not miss it before he went to work.
I especially want you to remember that we went on a prayer walk this morning and talked about love and that love is a gift from God. We discussed how important it is to show love and kindness to everyone. We talked about how the world makes today about spending money and giving material things but it's really about love. We talked about how we shouldn't need a 'special' day to show our love: We should show our love every day, every minute. Some people don't like Valentines day. We decided that it's not wrong to celebrate Valentine's Day, but we need to make sure that in our hearts we know we can love ONLY because of the Love of Jesus. We discussed 1 John 4:8... He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Elijah: God gave you a very large capacity to love. Your love is a special gift from God. Mommy and Daddy love you very much. And Connor loves you, too. I thank and praise God for you and our precious family.
Happy Valentines Day again, my sweet precious son. Today has been a good day, and its still morning as I am composing this message, so it could get even better!.
Love Always,
Daddy
