Valentine's Day "Jesus Love" Tea

As a Mom in the thick of raising kids, I'm watching the Grandma's.
Learning what to expect when my nest is empty.
Gathering ideas for how I want to age gracefully.
Choosing what I am going to do and what I'm NOT going to do.
Setting some goals and preparing now.

There's a lady in my church who I aspire to be like when

my grandbabies start arriving.
She loves all over her grown children and now her grandchildren.
In fact, she loves all over everyone!
She exudes joy.....and hospitality.
She is a picture of this scripture:

"And above all things have fervent charity (love) among yourselves:
for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Use hospitality one to another without grudging."
1 Peter 4:8,9

She doesn't let her schedule, time constraints,

or space constraints limit her desire to share the love of Jesus with others.

Again, this year, I was inspired by her love of sharing

her beautiful things,

and delightful treats, and fun activities
with a gaggle of giggling, squirmy little girls

at the big Valentine's Tea Party she threw in her home.

What joy!
What love we all felt through her!

I love Valentine's Day

After Christmas and Resurrection Sunday,

Valentine's Day tops my list as favorite special day to celebrate!

What's not to love about showing extra love and joy

to those around you??

This year I was pretty blitzed from coordinating

our homeschool Valentine Banquet the night before,

so I relied heavily on my stash of Valentine goodies that I always pack

away every year after shopping clearance racks.

I'm so glad for this stockpile because I relied on it heavily!!

We enjoyed a special lunch together after schoolwork was done

and that was the extent of our activities this year!

Blessings!!

Valentine Banquet 2018

Last week was a busy one!!

Our little school co-op administrator decided he wanted us to 

go ahead with our annual Valentine Banquet this year

and we spent several days preparing for that.

What fun my girls had creating cupcakes together that

reflected the theme,
Let Me Call You Sweetheart.

All the children served tables and helped clean up.
Some helped with making signs.

It was a collaborative labor of love and we

all had a lovely time!!

{Even though the lasagna entree ended up taking an

additional hour to bake than was planned and gave me 

a heart-attack,

so we had to quick change up the program a little

to accommodate extra baking time!

Meh~whatever......we still had a blast!!}