Hermione was looking at Harry, and he was glad that his face was hidden in shadow. He read the words on the tombstone again. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. He did not understand what these words meant. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. -Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV)



Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day

This morning I was greeted by a lovely surprise when I walked into the kitchen.  Scott and I aren't particularly dedicated celebrators of Valentine's Day or its Hallmark cousins, so this was an unexpected delight.
It reminded me of one of the many reasons I fell in love with my husband, though.  Twenty years ago on this date, under very different circumstances, I was a high school sophomore in Spanish III when a knock at the classroom door revealed the delivery of a tell-tale white florist's box.  Like everyone else in the class, I assumed this was intended for one of the popular girls.  I can still recall the bemused elation I felt when the box was instead deposited on my desk.  Proceeding with caution lest this was some cruel joke, I opened the lid to reveal one dozen long-stemmed red roses accompanied by a card that read simply:
"You thought I forgot.  Love, Scott". 
I've never forgotten.
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