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Kay's Heart
by Kay Haire, Co-Founder
Valentines Day
Valentines Day has always been a special day for me. I can remember as a kid being the one to spend days on end taking paper dollies and turning them into valentines to give to people I loved. I couldn't afford "real" valentines so I made them. To me, valentines day is one of the most special days of the year. I would like to take a moment and tell you about a very special valentine. This valentine is the gift of love named Jesus. He was given to us all by God, our father. I guess in actuality, Jesus is our very first valentine. When I was 11 years old, I opened my valentine (my heart) to Him. I fell in love and have never fallen out of love with Him. Who could resist Him? He loves us unconditionally. He blesses us each day. He thinks that we are so valuable that he tells us over and over again of that love and how much in His word. In addition, He gives us a home in Heaven. Wow! What a valentine. Jesus is the lover of our soul and it can be easy to forget that He's our heavenly valentine. All of us have a valentine waiting for us. If you haven't accepted Jesus, your gift of His love is waiting. Just as we spend time with our families, we need to spend time with Jesus in prayer, studying His \Vord, in fellowship with Him and just plain ole "hanging out" with Him. Can we ever forget our first love? Jesus was the one who first loved us. Jesus is our valentine. God taught us,  For God so loved the world that he gave the most awesome valentine of all ages. Lord I thank you for this special day. It is a reminder to me of how much you love me. No one has or could ever love me like you do. I would like to share this special prayer: Lord, I thank you for pursuing me and dying for me. You have my heart. I honor you today. I will spend time with you today and all my days. I want to always remember that you will forever be my first love.
Happy New Year
I would like to share with you my personal letter that I wrote to myself many years ago. I read this to myself the first of each year! ​ THIS YEAR I WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ​    This year I will make a difference not only to the people around me but to myself. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is a product of his own thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion victory will be my hallmark. I will be grateful for this year God has given me. Each day holds twenty-four hours. This is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow my time to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I promise I will face each day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. When each day comes, I will embrace its wonder and use it for loving and giving.    I will not let past failures haunt me even though my life is scarred with mistakes. I will refuse to rummage through my trash heaps of failures. I will admit them and correct them. I will ask for forgiveness and press on victoriously. No failure is Fatal!! It's okay to stumble. I will get up and rise again!    I will spend time with those I love, my spouse, my children, and family. A person can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A person can own nothing yet be wealthy in relationships. This year I will spend time with the important people in my life and I will commit my heart to spend more time with God allowing Him to change me to be more like His son Jesus. I will spend quality time talking, hugging ,thanking, listening, and loving. It only takes one person to light a candle to scatter the darkness.    With God's help, I will be that one! This year, I will make a difference.