Love’s saint has a story…it continues…Valentine (pt6)

February 3, 2012

I’d wondered what my response would be when the Roman soldiers eventually came. Would I hide? Would I pray for them to be blinded, and send them the in the wrong direction like Elisha the prophet. But there is only one way. The story of Valentine, the bishop of Interamna, continues… This is part 6, […]

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Love has a Saint…the Saint has a story…Valentine (pt5)

February 1, 2012

source The story of Valentine, Bishop of Interamna, continues as we move towards Love’s holiday. This is part 5, part 4 is here, part 3 is here, and 2 here…and it began here. They are calling me “Bishop of Love.” They’re calling my home “The Fount of Love”. I fall to my knees and pray. […]

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Love has a Saint…Valentine…and his story is unfolding…(pt4)

January 31, 2012

source May 14, 269 AD Too many hearts are swirling about. I cannot marry fast enough those who come here. By legions they arrive, from every corner of the Empire. At first it was by invitation… Now…as if by siege. The story of Valentine, the bishop of Interamna, continues… This is part 4, part 3 […]

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Love’s holiday story continues…Valentine (pt3)

January 30, 2012

April 269 AD And so the bishop of Rome must have sent them all to Interamna… because now there are more every day to be married… and they are coming…from Rome. This is part three of the story of Valentine, bishop of Interamna…part one is here, and two is here…if you’d like to peek. And […]

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Love’s holiday has a story…the story of Valentine (pt 2)

January 26, 2012

source March 14 269 AD I hold the letter from the Bishop of Rome. Lips tight, I sigh… and shake my head…as I read. (This is part 2 of the story of Valentine, bishop of Interamna, part 1 is here. ) He has forgotten. Valentine, for ten years now we have had peace with this […]

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Love’s holiday has a story you’ve not heard like this

January 25, 2012

February 14, 269 AD Her face is round, as are her eyes… and dark and deep… and head lowered… a voice as veiled as her face… she lilts a whispered “I do”. His arms strong, chiseled chin, brown locks… eyes even softer than hers… like a doe in the forest. He places his hand to […]

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Love seeks the advice of those who know better

January 24, 2012

source I need a little advice on how to love. My baby sister has a two-year-old daughter… works full time as a successful chiropractor… and is seven months into her pregnancy with twin girls. She’s hinted that she feels overwhelmed with the idea of twin babies, and a toddler, and a job, and no mom […]

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