A love-filled day

Hope you all had a loveliest of weekends celebrating the ones you love! We had a sweet and simple Valentine's Saturday. Alex left early in the morning for a meeting, so I woke up to his surprises: a rose on the dining table and messages scrawled on red hearts taped to the bathroom mirror (He later proudly credited Pinterest for the idea. "I have a Pinterest account, you know," he confessed). He also surprised our little love with a rose of her own. Since Serene has been fancying coloring lately, we gifted her with crayon gems not only because she makes our lives shine brighter, but also because I'd been eyeing them for months. She colored contentedly with the gems and with chalk while I made a heart-y breakfast for my loves who make life sweet. Alex came home for breakfast, and we just enjoyed one another's company the whole day, which I love! Alex and I were blessed to go on a date (all by ourselves! without the baby! well, except for the littler love in my womb) that night, thanks to the youth at our church. It was our first date in over a year; it felt so strange not to have to tend to a baby, but refreshing just to be able to focus on one another. So thankful for the reminder that we love because God first loved us in Jesus Christ. This truth really puts all of our earthly relationships in perspective. Grateful I get to share life with my forever valentine, loving our kiddos and others around us solely by His grace.