For those of you in reader-land who are without a spouse or partner, have you ever wondered how you will celebrate Valentine's Day when you have no special person in your life?
I suppose for some, you might feel sorry for yourself, sit home alone and mope. Others may just chalk it up as "just another day" in order to not feel the pain of being lonely.
When the 14th comes around I think of Carrie, the person who was my surrogate mom for eleven years of my life. I never knew what "nanny" meant until I was an adult. That's what Carrie was to me, but more like a mom.
Carrie came from the hills of Ohio, had no running water, no indoor plumbing, an outhouse and she's the one who really showed me what "a chicken with it's head cut off" really looked like...in preparation for a Sunday meal!
Every holiday, birthday and Christmas, she lined her walls with all the cards people sent her and she knew how many there were! Her daughter in law, Alice, was my first baby sitter, when Carrie wasn't there. I plan to call Alice in a few days to tell her again, my warm memories of all those years.
Alice lived with us; dad helped her attend high school; she was only seventeen. That was a long, long time ago but memories are as fresh as can be.
I sit here and wonder why in the world my mind did a time-travel but then again, it's Valentine's Day in a few days. I also remember the bouquet of flowers, artificial roses, my husband, Jerry gave me a few years ago from the nursing home gift shop. They make me smile every time I look at them, very thankful they never wilted!!! LOL!
So, how is your heart this coming week, when that special day arrives? Sad, Grateful? How can you share it with another person, even if you are alone? Phone someone, send a card, go out to eat? It's a time to fill your heart up with love and to pass it on! It's time to not only care for your own heart but hold someone else's near and dear. Happy Valentine's Day to each and every one of you!
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