A Heavenly Valentines

Valentines Day for us this year began with red, heart-shaped eggs and coffee made only the way my studly hubby can make it.

The day before Valentines, I had been in bed all day with a head cold, so it was a nice treat to wake up on Saturday morning to the scampering of little feet and Daddy walking in the bedroom with a yummy breakfast on a silver platter.

We spent a relaxing morning teaching the boys to play jacks on the kitchen floor and lounging around the house (ahh...sweet bliss!)

Unfortunately, later in the afternoon we got a phone call that Donn's Grandma in NY had just passed away. The last few days had been touch and go so we knew it was a possibility but it still shocked us (as it does when anyone you love passes away).

At first I initially thought about how sad it was to lose someone so amazing and dear to our family on Valentine's Day.

But then it hit me...

What a selfish thought that is...

You see, Donn's Grandma loved the Lord with her entire being and what better gift than to get to see the love of your life on Valentines!

On top of that, Grandpa died almost 8 years ago and Grandma talked often about how much she missed him.

What a blessed gift to join them both on the streets of gold for Valentine's Day!

Obviously, the day didn't go exactly as we had planned, though we did decide to go out on our hot date that had already been planned for that evening. We celebrated with a nice quiet dinner in a little Chinese restaurant (where we strategically went so that we wouldn't have to wait in line for hours) and then we ended the night going to a show of a Christian comedian and illusionist.

Praise God for a Heavenly Valentines - Praise God for an amazing Godly Grandma - Praise God for family.