Love is in the air.  Do you feel it?

Floating past you seemingly unnoticed at first, then knocking you off your feet.

The tall, dark, and handsome man across the room glances at you and continues to sneak a peek hoping you won’t catch him, and yet you do.  Frozen in time for a moment, his face flushes red as he turns away only to look back at you as you’re now watching him.

And so it begins.

A soft smile forms on your lips as you look down and to the side.

Fast forward and these once shy teenagers are now older doing this thing called “Life” together.

Hand in hand.  Heart to heart.

Love has brought fourth two beautiful children.  When you didn’t think it possible to have any greater love, you became a mother!  Now, without a doubt, you know the meaning of unconditional love.

Soft cries in the night, those of your newborn baby girl.  Rushing to her side, cradling her in your arms, you look down at the face of an angel.  God’s angel.  He sent her to this earth for you to nurture, love, shelter and protect.  And she gave your life new meaning and purpose.

Years later, after trouble, adversity, tragedy, and heartache struck, God blessed you with your miracle from above.  Your heart’s desire now wrapped securely in a blanket, placed in your arms as you cry tears of pure joy at another angel God has trusted you with.

Your life feels complete.  Your family unit now whole.  And all is right in the world.

Years pass by, and your babies grow up.  One now 19, the other knocking on the door of her 12th birthday.  The pregnancy you lost never forgotten.

You reflect back, and it all seems like yesterday.  You can recall every precious moment with your baby girls, all the beautiful firsts.  And you look around and wonder where the time has gone?  Why did your babies have to grow up so incredibly fast?  It’s like you blinked, and they transformed into a grown up version of the little ones you once held hands with crossing the street.  Yet you treasure every memory you’re blessed to have, and you take way too many pictures of moments to make them last a lifetime.  Savoring every single moment in time, loving with all your might, pouring out all of yourself into your family.  Grasping every fraction of a second you can with them before they’re grown enough to extend their wings to fly.

And you dread when that day comes knowing your heart will break.  As you wave your hand high in the air at them going down the driveway while blinking back tears, the love you share with your children will remain forever.

Whether near or far, love is where you are … right there tucked inside your heart.

Forever.

And no one can take that from you.