being loved...

Being loved is the most awesome thing. I was watching the movie "the secret life of bees" the other day. There's a line in the movie...that said "every little thing wants to be loved" and I totally agree.

There are many times that I have fallen short as a parent...but no matter how bad the situation got...I always found a way...to let my daughters know that they were loved. Because of this...I have peace in knowing that they will do the same thing.

Someone once told me that "the more love you give...the more you get in return" I have also found this to be true. So on a good day...I try to love really well...so that when I'm having a bad day...maybe...it will find me. Sometimes it comes in a hug from a friend or my family...or a smile...a cuddle from my cat...the sunrise or sunset...the moon and stars...flowers in a field...poetry...music...or a letter.

I was watching tv the other night...the discussion was very heated. They were debating whether or not Satan or the devil really exists. People were really divided on this and they were going to great lengths to get their points across. One thing I noticed in all of it...was the absence of love. They were so busy trying to get their point across that they failed to listen to what the other person was saying. I myself got nothing from the discussion. So if there was someone out there that was really looking for the answer to the question "Does Satan or the Devil really exist??" I would have to say they probably went to bed that night thinking "wow...I'm more confused then I was to start with".

is there a Devil or Satan or Hell...I would have to say yes...I do believe it. Not because I believe that the Devil or Satan is a real entity or that I believe that Hell is a real destination...but because some people live a Hell on earth. I work with teenagers who don't know they are loved....I hear about all the things that happen to them at home...I have friends who have aborted their babies...because they thought they would be cast out...I have seen homeless 2 year olds in Africa and the ravages of war...the focus on what seperates us...be it race...religion...straight...gay....man...woman....sometimes (this hurts the most) in the name of God...instead of embracing what we have in common.

What if Hell was just the absence of love?? And what if the Devil...could be me or you...if love were denied.