National Singles Awareness Day

Monday is Valentines Day. I've tried several times to link to this cute post from Radical Womanhood. I just love Carolyn McCulley had to say. So here's the link to give proper credit and here's the post:

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Countdown to National Singles Awareness Day

With National Singles Awareness Day rapidly approaching (Valentine's Day to the rest of the lovey-dovey world), it's time to batten down the hatches around our singleton hearts. Here are some time-tested survival tips from a grizzled veteran:

• Step one: Avoid all stores until February 16 (give the retailers time to take down all that red and pink festooning their stores). If necessary, eat all your canned food first but do not, I repeat, DO NOT go into grocery stores for the next week.
• Step two: Watch only action films or documentaries until late February. This is the only acceptable time of year to banish Jane Austen.
• Step three: Follow the example of one of my friends who brushes up on her literary skills each year by composing sarcastic Valentine's Day haiku poems. ("Eat chocolate now, Eat chocolate tomorrow, Squeeze into pants soon." Or, "Flowers not for me, No candy for me either, Will steal my colleague's.")
• Step four: Buy flowers for yourself a day or two ahead of time, to save money. Every time you pass them, say out loud: "Oh, how beautiful! You shouldn't have!"
• Step five: Repeat after me, "Chocolate is NOT the solution to all my problems."
• Step six: Plan to bless someone else. After all, this holiday is not about you anyway.
• Step seven: Skip the faux celebrations and consolation events and schedule a personal retreat with the Lover of Your Soul. We all need an eternal perspective right now.

In the immortal words of Napoleon Dynamite, "There's more where that came from."

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All of this is true. Valentines Day can be pretty rough on someone . . . especially someone who dared to dream this past summer that for once she might not be single this Valentines Day. But I have to chose the eternal perspective and trust the Lord for my future. So if I have my way this Valentines Day, I'll be snuggling with a dear friend's sweet children while they have a chance to go out. Let's just hope that they take me up on their offer!

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UPDATE:

While I won't be snuggling with that dear friend's children, as they are opting to stay in for the evening, I will be on a "date". Another special friend and her family have invited me to join them for their Valentines dinner. So, I'll still have a chance to snuggle with a special 3 year old and love on him (especially since they're moving in two weeks - sad, I know). I'm so thankful for people who love on us "singles".