What's love got to do with it?

One of my favorite songs right now is What Love Really Means. It is such a sweet song. What does love mean to me? I use the word a lot. I say it every day (several times) to my children and to Dave. I also say it when I hang up the phone to my most favorite people. I know that love is much more than a word....it's a decision. If love was merely a feeling I would be falling in and out of love every time I got irritated, angry or upset.

We don't or can't earn love - it's given freely....by choice. The chorus of the song goes like this - "I will love you for you not for what you have done or what you will become." It's reassuring to know that this is exactly the way Jesus love's us. I want my kids to know that they will always be loved - just because.

Over the past few months God has continually put something on my heart. It has been so consistent that I've had a hard time ignoring it, as it keeps popping up in the most random places. The tug at my heart has been for the abandoned, homeless, and innocent ones of this world - the orphaned. Each with a heartbreaking story that most of us could not imagine. I finally shared with not only Dave, but the whole family what God had placed on my heart. Everyone agreed that we need to do something to help the helpless. My sweet, empathic John was touched so much that he couldn't contain his tears. As they ran down his cheeks, I knew he felt the pain of these little ones in need. But where to start? Prayer. Right now that's what we can do. I don't know where we will end up, but I do know we can make a difference.

My hope is that one day we can share our love with the unloved.....because love has everything to do with it.