Just because it’s Valentine’s Day, doesn’t mean you can assume your wife prefers roses!
We woke up, got ready, and headed out for our first of two adoption training classes. We stopped at chick-fil-a on the way and grabbed one of our favorite breakfast meals – a chicken biscuit with cheese and a cherry coke. We were fueled up for our 9 AM to 4 PM class.
I must say that the hardest part of the training is hearing about all of the abuse children are put through – beatings and burnings, sexual exploitation, and emotional destruction. My personal emotions run back and forth between sadness and anger. One moment I want to cry, and the next I want to beat the ever loving snot out of something or someone. To “be angry and sin not” is quite a challenge for me when I hear about these things.
After the training, we came home and Claire took a nap. I took the opportunity to grab some last minute Valentine goodies and prepare dinner. While at the store I ran into one of the college students I play hoops with. He saw me standing there with a hydrangea plant with a bunch of huge blooms. We had a nice talk about relationships, and I got to drop a little wisdom and speak a little about God’s love to him. We had a good time cutting up and laughing.
After dinner we relaxed and then went downtown to see “Step into Africa”. It is 3500 square foot exhibit set up to put you in a village in Africa. You step into the character of a child and live their story. It was very well done and highlights the devastating affects of AIDS among children in Africa. You can see a very short video that tells you about the experience by clicking this sentence.
It was not a typical Valentine’s Day, but today we grew closer together, and I believe closer to the heart of God. I am so thankful to be married to a woman who is so full of love and who has such a great capacity to give that love away! “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband” (Proverbs 12:4).
Love 
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