I started thinking about Valentine’s Day yesterday and picked up a bouquet of flowers for my mom and sister. Also at one point I looked out the window and saw some interesting clouds. To me, it looked like ❤️YA. It made me smile. This morning my mom and I opened super cute cards from my sister. My mom’s was a stand up musical card with a piano that played part of Claire de Lune. There was also a pull tab to make some hearts dance. My generous and loving brother sent us each a beautiful bouquet of flowers. While we were admiring them, my mom suddenly looked up and said, “There’s my Valentine!” She was looking at a metal heart ornament that read, “Love you to the moon and back”. It was the last Valentine’s gift that my dad had given her. We had hung it on the chandelier over the dining room table. The next time we walked through my mom’s room, she looked at my dad’s picture and said how much she loved it. Then she said we should give him some of the flowers. We found a little ceramic flower and vase statuette thaty mom loved and she placed it by his picture. We had 2 nurses come at the same time this morning and we all cried when I told them the stories. Since mom had decent energy and wanted to go to church on Ash Wednesday, off we went. We met a friend of mine there who also brought her mom in a wheelchair. It was beautiful to share the celebration with them. During the Mass, we sung the hymn, “Christ in Me Arise”, which is a particularly meaningful song for my friend. She had a good cry and we shared some good hugs. Later in the afternoon, my son’s girlfriend came over and gave my mom a nice massage. My mom loves it and I enjoy the time visiting with her. It was quite an emotional day all around and I felt blessed to experience it all.

I Found God today in many signs of Love.