Love is....

Love is the sound of your baby brother singing you the abc’s. Love is the hugs you get from your mom on the way out the door. Love is the sunset god paints to greet you in the morning. Love is the pair wrapped in blankets on the rooftop on a cold night. Love is the worship music on Sunday mornings. Love is the gift of life. Love is the sound of your favorite musician playing on stage. Love is the feeling when wrapped in a big warm hug. Love is the smile after crying on someone’s shoulder. Love is the look I get from my best friend when he knows I’ve been day dreaming. Love is feeling on top of the world, and closer to heaven. Love is the sunset that comes after a hard day at work or school. Love is the feeling of being understood. Love is making macaroni and cheese for your best friend at three in the morning. Love is the beauty of a single blade of glass. Love is the grace of something old and worn. Love is the old photographs of your grandparents. Love is the smile you et from the stranger across the hall. Love is the little hand of a kid reaching for you. Love is the wisdom of an elder. Love is the words written down in that bible. Love is the start of a new beginning. Love is being re-born. Love is the whispers of words god sends to your soul. Love is knowing you have been redeemed. and the knowledge of a savior.

It's all around us, seeping through the cracks of abandoned houses, laced in the words of people around you, and dancing in the air of a winter morning. It's a gift. And it’s been given to us by an amazing and glorious god, that I love from the depths of my soul, and need to thank more and more every day.