Love Is a Bag of Marshmallows

What is LOVE? When living at Hume, i could easily give the definition answer,to put it in a sentence and even give an example. I grew up to love surrounding me head to toe, hill to hill. Moving down to Fresno, though, opened up a whole new Love dictionary. Love was not a feeling anymore (i thought it was that). I was taught in church, love was an action and not based on emotion...oh whatever. But over these last few years, I have seen love shown and not shown in many ways. Love is doing the dishes at a friends house and not even caring if they ever find out. Love is a backrub from my mom. Love is Home Depot paint sample strips with a letter written so sweetly on each of them. Love is that random Jamba I get from a friend who is in more pain than me. Love is spending hours to clean up a neighborhood. Love is a Facebook video just to say hello. Love is passing soda lids back in forth in funny ways to show appriciation. Love is the special goodnight my Daddy gives me. Love is underwear stuffed under my sisters pillow. Love is video chats while being in the same room. Love is waking up early to read the Bible. Love is a message on the bathroom mirror. Love is PEZ. Love is writing letters. Love is messing up a cookie recipe and laughing about it. Love is a dance class. Love is a Secret Sister. Love is buying dinner. Love is showing grace to the broken. Love is a bag of marshmallows and one senior who went out of the way to see if I was ok. Love is a hug. Love is the Kiss on the head. Love is the note in the suitcase while on a trip away from home. Love is Kenya. Love is my sister's passion with Special Needs kids. Love is my brother's smile. Love is the painting on my wall. Love is inside jokes. Love is a note on my car window. Love is calling me Ash. Love is the journal my mom and i have passed back and forth for years. Love is The Well Community Church. Love is patience. Love is the constant compliments from someone who truly cares. Love is found in soooo many areas of my life and have been demonstated by so many. Because of them, i srive to continue to love others and carry out such a sacred and undeserved gift :)