Do you love Valentine’s Day? Yeah, me neither.

But I sure love my family. And my mother, who rarely gets serious with me about anything, once scolded me when I complained about this February holiday filled with overpriced flowers and candy. “Don’t ever take for granted the fact that you have so much love in your life, including a wonderful husband,” she said. “Take any opportunity you can to celebrate that.”

Or something to that effect. It’s stuck with me ever since. (Well done, Mom!) Continue reading →