Love

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

I am so grateful to God for our children, I love them so much. They know I love them not just because of the words I say to them but because of my actions and my attitudes towards them. I want to be more patient with them, kind towards them, humble around them, honoring of them, preferring their needs above my own, polite towards them, forgiving of them, rejoicing with them in truth, protecting of them, trusting in them, hoping for them, and persevering with them in all things.

"Let us love one another, for love comes from God... We love because he first loved us." (1 John 4:7,19)