Love week is upon us. Chocolate dipped strawberries, pink hearts, red roses, and cupid.
Love. Such a simple four-letter word.
Love: An intense feeling of deep affection.

I love Jesus.

I love being a wife and mother.

I love my family, friends, and animals.

I love slow mornings.

I love cooking.

I love how I feel after a workout.

I love wildflowers.

I love a good movie.

I love memories and traditions.

I love smiling.

I love back country roads on my motorcycle.

I love dinners with my family.

I love nights snuggled up with Chris, watching our favorite shows.

I love picking out new nail polish every three weeks.

I love watching my son, Tyler, ride his dirt bike.

I love how Kenzy, my daughter, makes us special homemade gifts just because.

I love a warm day, driving with the windows down, and listening to a favorite song on full blast.

I love coming home after a long day.

I love a warm bubble bath.

I love music.

I love parties and get-togethers.

I love Christmas, Halloween, and all the holidays, including Valentine’s Day.

I love any reason to celebrate something!

I love to decorate our home.

I love the spring rain, and the smell of the air it brings after a cold winter.

I love chicken wings and a fat ole cheesesteak.

I love Saturday night dinners with our crew.

I love a good message at church on Sundays.

I love finding a good deal shopping.

I love thunderstorms in the summer.

I love the feeling of a clean home.

I love hearing the crackling of a fire.

I love waking up at the river on a summer day.

I love donkeys.

I love warm, cozy robes.

I love a beautiful snowfall.

I love going to dinner at my momma’s.

I love pizza on a Friday night.

I love to laugh.

I love going out to eat.

I love it when my dad randomly stops up to visit on his tractor or four-wheeler.

I love a burning candle.

I love my confidence.

I love that I have the freedom to write for an incredibly awesome paper.

I love my sweet dog Bear and how much he loves his momma.

I love the smell of onions and peppers cooking.

I love a crisp October day.

I love a fan when I sleep.

I love vanilla cupcakes with all the icing.

I love a hot summer day out on our boat.

I love my husband’s muscles. (Like, a lot, a lot.)

I love the Nippenose Tavern.

I love a whole day staying home.

I love hot tea. And

I love how I have incredible people in my life who take the time in their busy lives to read my column. Thank you.

I LOVE you all. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs
Ingredients:
• 1 container of strawberries, washed and cut in thirds
• 1 package of dessert shells, cut in fourths. You could use angel food cake, shortbread, or sponge cake too!
• 1 container of icing or homemade
• Kabob sticks
Icing:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 2 Tbsp. milk
Directions:

Combine till smooth, then place in a small baggie and cut a small hole in the corner of the bag.

Alternate the strawberries and cake on sticks.

Then drizzle with icing! It’s that easy, and so easy for a Valentine’s treat!