thinking about love

I've been thinking about love lately...  

(no, that doesn't mean day dreaming about prince charming) 

and more precisely, what love looks like.

In a world filled with selfish ambition, jealousy,
deception and hatred, it is easy to lose
sight of what true love is and what it looks like.

Perhaps this is why my heart was so refreshed
as I glanced through old pictures the other day.
In these pictures I saw more than just
people and memories... I saw love.

Let me show you what I mean...

Love looks like my mom and dad...

Who never once let their own trials and struggles prevent 

them from loving and serving others.  

Love looks like my Oma and Opa...

who have nurtured and loved many foster children

back to health, constantly living

selfless and humble lives. 

Love looks like neighbours...

who have been there through thick and thin, 

loving you no matter how silly you are.

Love looks like Camp Brereton...
The camp that was graciously provided this past year
for CNIB to use, in order to bless children who are blind
or visually impaired. The camp that made one little boy
exclaim in pure joy, "I've never felt like
 I belong, until I came to this camp." 

Love looks like this beautiful lady...

Who lives in a mud house in Uganda, with no bed, 

no running water and no light bulbs, 

yet kindly invited me into her home,

fed me a feast, and willingly gave away 

one of her only posessions, a mat she had weaved out of grass. 

Love looks like the church body...

A church that has stood by my family's side through 

the countless ups and downs of cancer.

A church that put on a social to raise funds

for my family when my dad needed to 

receive treatments in Pittsburgh.

Love looks like this little boy...

who always had an endless supply of smiles, hugs, 

and blessings for me, every time I walked into the room. 

I hope that your heart was also refreshed by these stories as mine was.

After thinking about these people and their lives, I am left
feeling challenged and inspired to radiate love in all I do.

So let it be my goal and hopefully yours too,

that with each passing day we show more love 

than we did the day before.

When people see a picture of you are they 

reminded of what love looks like? 

"Do everything in love. " - 1 Corinthians 16:14