Happy Valentine’s Day (Plus-1)

Amongst the holiday gifts:

I would’ve included Lea’s peace flowers, but she didn’t take ’em outta the box while we were at the news office!

Lea: Look what I got!

Sheila: Those are peace flowers!

Me: Yeah — p-i-e-c-e flowers.

(Chuckles all around.)

: )

The herb garden has officially been planted. Or at least started.

Here are the herbs I am attempting to grow: basil, chives, cilantro, dill, lavendar, oregano, parsley, sage and thyme (what, no rosemary?).

The Lovely: Are you gonna use all those?

Me: Well ... I’m gonna try!

: )

This is a little song that we used to sing in youth group; I think it originated during one of our two trips to John’s Island, South Carolina:

These things I have spoken unto you / That my joy / Might remain in you and that your joy / Might be full.

Just Googled the words; apparently, it’s from John 15:11.

We used to sing it in a “round.” (Is that correct? Somehow, it doesn’t sound right. Anyway, one person would start singing, and as soon as he or she sang “spoken,” another person would start singing, until we had like eight or nine or 20 people singing this song.)

I miss those days of spontaneous group singing. In a sorta-sappy, “I’d like to buy the world a Coke”-kinda way.