Yes, my valentines day included all the things I have gotten the last 3 years of my life at CBU on Valentines day: Chocolate, flowers, delicious dinner, people I LOVE, romantic music, smiles, and laughter. 

But, it was way better than the last 3 years of my life because I didn’t have the expectation for them to happen, and in fact, expected for them to not happen. Yesterday was a pleasant surprise. 

Thank you Lord for the gift of relationship and for ordaining it at the beginning of time at creation. Thank you for such a beautiful community filled with beautiful women to live in for the next 10 1/2 weeks till graduation. Thank you for your beautiful creation to enjoy. Thank you for grace and redemption.