My Valentine

   Happy Valentine's my love! Yes, that was us, nearly 30 years, two children, and four grandchildren ago. We've done rather well don't you think?
   You still give me goosebumps, and make my heart sing just thinking about you. Oh yes, I'm still twitterpated after all this time, and with each passing year, my love for you grows stronger.
   You've done so very much for me, helped me grow, helped me to believe in myself, given me a sense of belonging. You are my very best friend, and I love you with all my being.
   We've traveled some rough roads side by side, hand in hand, and hearts entwined. We've given strength to each other in times of need. Without doubt, we were destined to be together, you are the one that God chose for me. And to Him, I am grateful.

Remember when we renewed our vows for our 20th wedding anniversary? Our kids stood there beside us, and it was a wonderful feeling to share those moments together. I sure couldn't say I didn't know what I was getting in to!! I'd marry you again any day!

You Are My Heart, My Hope, My Help

You are my heart, my hope, my help,

The passion that is me,

The whole of which I am a part,

My peace, my ecstasy.

You are my future, present, past,

My ship, my sail, my ocean,

The wind that brings me home again,

The home for every motion.

You live within me, yet I am

Without you all alone.

With you I am full of light;

Without you I am stone.

Is this foolish? Yes, perhaps,

But also it is true.

I think of life as something I

Can spend with only you.

Ah, my love! Love longs for such

Sweet celebrants as this!

Love is a burden and a joy,

Slavery and bliss.

This day of love come love with me,

Come sing with me my song.

Come be my Valentine, and I

Will love you my life long, my love,

Will love you my life long.

© Nicholas Gordon

My True Love Has My Heart

My true-love hath my heart and I have his,

By just exchange one for the other given;

I hold his dear and mine he cannot miss;

There never was a better bargain driven.

My true-love hath my heart and I have his,

His heart in me keeps him and me in one;

My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides;

He loves my heart for once it was his own,

I cherish his because in me it bides.

My true-love hath my heart and I have his,

~Philip Sidney~

You're the bestest fishin buddy!

Your voice makes me tremble inside

And your smile is an invitation

For my imagination to go wild.

~ Anonymous ~

My hero! Gotta love the hat!

True love cannot be found where it truly does not exist,

Nor can it be hidden where it truly does.

~Anonymous ~

Now isn't that sweet! Cooking me breakfast at the lake! What a wonderful weekend that was! We need to escape more often! Just you and I, time together, just for each other.

To love a person is to learn the song

That is in their heart,

And to sing it to them

When they have forgotten.

~Anonymous ~

I will love you forever and always.
Happy Valentine's Day my darling.