~Happy Valentine's Day!!!~

It's Valentine's Day!! and you can guess what that means! Yup- the usual hustle and bustle of couples going out, giving gifts and cards. Some people call today, Hearts Day. Have you ever stopped to truly think about what that means though?? It's nice to give and receive gifts and flowers, ect., but the heart is a very serious thing. I want to share a special story with you on this particular day.

        My Pastor's daughter had made a little wooden box for her dad. Inside that wooden box was a white handkerchief that symbolized her purity, a necklace with a diamond in the middle of  the heart which symbolized Christ being the center of her life, and the key which was for her dad to keep until he felt that it was right to give it and her heart to someone else. On her wedding day, her father presented that box and it's contents to her new husband. I thought this was a very sweet and meaningful thing to do. (Photo by {Once Upon a Time} Photography)

I will not say that girls are more romantic than guys, but I will say that, as a girl and a daughter, if she does not receive the love from a daddy, she will look elsewhere for it. And believe me, there are guys out there, who are more than willing to give her what she thinks is love; but what in all reality, could be nothing further from real love. I cannot stress enough to you how important it is that a father gives and shows their wives AND daughters their love. Most of the time, the problem is not necessarily loving them, but showing that love. If they don't see you show your love, then they don't believe that you do love them. Don't only show your love on Valentine's Day, but show it by doing little things every day. You never know when your last chance to show how much you love them will be. Not only is it a daddy's job to love his little girl, but also to protect her... physically and emotionally. This is partly why I used that story up above. It's a Dad's job to protect his little girl's heart until the man that he can fully trust with her heart comes along. Guard your hearts!

Oh be careful little eyes what you see
Oh be careful little eyes what you see.
For the Father up above is looking down in love
Oh be careful little eyes what you see.

What appears to be a harmless glance
Can turn to romance, and homes are divided.
Feelings that should never have been
Awakened within
Tearing the heart in two.
Listen, I beg of you.

Guard your heart,
Guard your heart.
Don't trade it for treasure.
Don't give it away.
Guard your heart,
Guard your heart.
As a payment for pleasure
It's a high price to pay.
For a soul that remains sincere
With a conscience clear
Guard your heart.

The human heart is easily swayed
And often betrayed
At the end of emotion.
We dare not leave the outcome to chance
We must choose in advance
Or live with the agony.
Such needless tragedy.

 Guard your heart,
Guard your heart.
Don't trade it for treasure.
Don't give it away.
Guard your heart,
Guard your heart.
As a payment for pleasure
It's a high price to pay.

Guard your heart,
Guard your heart.
Don't trade it for treasure.
Don't give it away.
Guard your heart,
Guard your heart.
As a payment for pleasure
It's a high price to pay.
For a soul that remains sincere
With a conscience clear
Guard your heart.



For a soul that remains sincere
With a conscience clear
Guard your heart.

~Steve Green~