Valentine Memories!!

I post it every year - it's still the best Valentine I ever came up with!!

 

"Grow old with me, the best is yet to be!!"

Robert Browning

BE MINE!!

I'm pretty sure I post this every year - the one Valentine I made all by myself!! It dates to February of 1969 - which makes it - old!! (I still have the sweater from these photos - it's in a box at the shop -along with my BYU sweatshirt and they are also - old!)

I actually like Valentine's day - because I love heart-shaped sugar cookies with pink buttercream frosting and cinnamon sprinkles.

It's been a while since I made them though - and they are not Weight Watcher friendly, so I don't think I will make them anytime soon.

But that does not diminish my love for them.

And I love Harry too - even more than heart-shaped sugar cookies!

Some thoughts on "Heart Day!!"

Over 10 years ago, I was released after serving 4 years as Young Women President in our ward. It was a bittersweet ending - I was ready for a change, but I loved the young women in our ward and it was a little difficult to let go.

With Dawn's new calling and with conversations with Bonny about her adventures as YW president in her ward, I have found myself thinking more about those years.

Years ago at an Education Week, a professor of child development explained that the call as Nursery Leader was the best calling in the church. He explained that it was because you saw growth every week. And his argument has merit - you see growth in Primary, but not every week. And you see growth in Young Women, but it's usually years later when you see the young women you worked with becoming wives and mothers and leaders themselves. And we won't mention how long it might take to see growth when you work in Relief Society!!

And I have opportunities all the time to see the young women I lead and how they have moved forward in their lives - not the least being 3 of our daughters, with whom I had the great pleasure to participate together in Young Women! It is very gratifying to see how most of them have moved forward in their lives and in their gospel service.

When I was released, the Young Women "heart attacked" me - and it was a sweet moment to see the hearts all over our lawn.

I wonder what the neighbors thought??

"How do I love thee?"

In my younger days, I was something of a "femme fatale" as you can tell from this shot of me emerging from the powder room back in January of 1969.

I'm not sure if that's what attracted Dad to me. It might have been my brownies.

Or maybe it's my rugged outdoorsyness.

It could be my literary acumen.


Whatever it was, he "had me from hello!"

And he still does! (And "no, je ne regrette rien!!)

The great blessing of my life is being loved so completely and so well!