{"id":2754,"date":"2020-02-02T19:07:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T01:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2020-02-02T19:07:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T01:07:38","slug":"gifts-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/?p=2754","title":{"rendered":"Gifts of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s February, the month of love.\u00a0 I\u2019d like to propose that we look beyond the cupids and candy hearts.\u00a0 Let\u2019s get right to the \u201cheart\u201d of the matter.<\/p>\n

Love is wrapped in many packages that don\u2019t all look the same.\u00a0 There is love all around you if you\u2019ll take time to acknowledge it.<\/p>\n

~One love might be small and adorable\u2014a baby, a child, or a grandchild<\/strong>.\u00a0 Reflect on the joy you receive from these small packages. Give them extra hugs; play with them giving them the gift of your time.<\/p>\n

~What about the love that is a little worn and old with its own vintage charm\u2014your parents or grandparents<\/strong>.\u00a0 Let them know of your love for them. Give them an unexpected call just to say \u201cI love you\u201d.<\/p>\n

~Another love might be wrapped in camouflage\u2014a soldier<\/strong> either in your own family or one you see during the course of your day who is devoting their life to serving our country.\u00a0 Tell them how much you appreciate their service.<\/p>\n

~ Your love might look very familiar, not trying to impress you, but always there for you\u2014a friend<\/strong>.\u00a0 This kind of gift is valuable.\u00a0 A text to these friends or a handwritten mailed card will make their day.<\/p>\n

~Maybe there is a love covered in fur right in your home\u2014your pet<\/strong>.\u00a0 They are loyal and give unconditional love to you in your worst moments.\u00a0 Perhaps an extra treat is due them.<\/p>\n

~ Think about this love package\u2014so big you couldn\u2019t wrap it, so valuable you could never afford it, so life-changing words seem inadequate\u2014your salvation, the love of Christ<\/strong>.\u00a0 Give God thanks and praise for this enormous gift of love.<\/p>\n

Love is so much more than just romance between two people.\u00a0 Be grateful and make a list of the love surrounding you. After you\u2019ve done this, go give some of this love away to others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s February, the month of love.\u00a0 I\u2019d like to propose that we look beyond the cupids and candy hearts.\u00a0 Let\u2019s get right to the \u201cheart\u201d of the matter. Love is wrapped in many packages that don\u2019t all look the same.\u00a0 There is love all around you if you\u2019ll take time to acknowledge it. ~One love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2756,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions\/2756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forvidas.org\/blogmg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}