take heart

'Tis the week of love, you know. I saw a boy on a bike today. He was riding with only one hand on his handlebars. He had a green beanie atop his head and, in his left hand he balanced a bouquet of flowers. I wanted to turn and follow him to see whose day he was about to make. It made my day to see him. To know there is love like that out there. The kind of love that makes someone ride one-handed, through snow, to deliver flowers wrapped in newsprint in the middle of the day. Take time to notice love in the everyday; the ordinary. In the small things like boys on bikes and girls skipping off to school in heart-covered socks. In the candy heart luv ya babes and the call me's. Spread the love.