I have blogged about this one tradition I have started in our family that has endured, but I will again: our Valentine’s Day meal. It is mostly about making a special meal, eating at the dining room table (almost never happens), and each person writing something they appreciate and/or love about someone else. This year we had Knephla (German noodles), Ricotta Gnocchi with Sage-Butter Sauce (you need to make this), Izzis, chocolate cheesecake, and Oriental salad (happened to have cabbage).
As I just read in The Meaning of Marriage, love is an action, as well as a feeling. This action of loving someone, even when we don’t feel like it, is easier when we take stock of what we appreciate about a person, instead of being blinded by what they do that drives us nuts. Hence, I hope this annual exercise helps us be more thankful and loving the rest of the year. And I was really glad to discover my youngest loves me because I bought her a new clothes basket.
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