Ah, my true blue BFF pulls through for me, despite trying to convince me that she can't do a serious post.  Christy has been in my life longer than my brother and from the minute I asked my mom if I could play with her on the first day of kindergarten, the friendship was locked in.  30 years later, she's still that gal for me.  She's blogged here, here and here for me in the past and I'm happy to see that she's doing it again!

.  After a little reflection I came up with a few non-traditional ways that shows love in my family.  While hearing 'I love you' is important, they way you show your love is as important.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

  -Love Actually         

Christy