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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY . . .
February 14th is always VALENTINE'S DAY in America . . . It's a special day to recognize the people in our lives that we love.
THE STORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY . . . .
On Valentine’s Day we give cards, cookies, and candy to the people we like. In school, children decorate their classrooms with red hearts. They give valentines to their friends.
But do you know why we celebrate Valentine’s Day?
Long ago, in the city of Rome, there lived a man named Valentine. He was kind and all the children loved him. One day, the King of Rome made a law. He said, “All young men will be in my army. They cannot ever get married.” The young men and women were very sad.
Valentine tried to help the young men and women and married several couples in secret. The King became very angry and threw Valentine in jail. The children were sad to see Valentine in jail. They made cards and wrote letters and sent them to Valentine.
One little girl, who was blind, brought food to Valentine. He thanked her and prayed for her. Then a miracle happened. The little girl could see! Valentine sent the girl a letter and signed it, “From Your Valentine.”
On February 14th, we remember Valentine. All over the world, people send cards called “Valentines” to celebrate this special day.
On VALENTINE’S DAY we show our LOVE for our friends and family with gifts and cards. And, like Valentine and the children of Rome, we remember that ALL GOD’S CHILDREN should LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
I believe that the POWER of LOVE is the greatest POWER on EARTH. My "valentine" to you will be some poems and song lyrics about LOVE that follow ....
LOVE YOU,
Miss Becky