Just imagine, Valentine's Day

approaches again in the year of our Lord 2002.. Since 9/11, our world

has certainly changed, but there are some things that never change.

In the Bicentennial Year (1976)

on February the 14th, Robert Knox Herndon married Lydia Anna Rainey. On

that special Valentine's Day, Lydia Anna Rainey became Lydia R. Herndon.

Personally, I thought it pretty smart to marry in the Bicentennial Year

on Valentine's Day so I would forever remember the date! Twenty-six years

later, due to this "thing" called "love," we are still

happily married.

I was reading my Bible and

ran across 1 John 4:8 which simply states, "God IS Love". I

realize that many things are very clear in the scriptures and that some

things are a mystery. So maybe this scripture is a mystery, but it appears

to me that whenever we talk or sing or think about "real love,"

we just might be dealing with God! Wow! what a wonderful thought!!

I have initiated a ritual in

our household that I will continue as long as I live. When I arise each

morning, I first swing my legs over the bed unto the floor and say "this

is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it". I

then take Bandit our dog out, unless Robbie our son hasn't already done

it. I then go into the kitchen and heat up two cups of hot water. I then

put in my "Café Vienna" (that is the only vice I have

left these days,-that and lying. HA! Never trust a man who says he has

no vices).

I then take that cup to my

bride of 26 years and always say the same thing, "room service"!

She smiles and of course appreciates the coffee. I guess it's in some

way to make up for being a slob for leaving my clothes around when we

first married.

I have told this story before,

but it is too special to not tell again. To celebrate our twenty-third

anniversary I brought my wife a very special gift She is a very special

wife, so I brought her a bear rug that I had gotten while in Alaska. To

personalize the special gift, I had the bear rug backed in her colors,

forest green and burgundy.

Personally I thought it a great

unique idea for a great unique lady, but for some strange reason, she

didn't fathom the uniqueness of the gift, so off to the jewelry store

I went. I went into the store and asked if they had any dog houses in

gold with a guy's head coming out of the entrance She said they didn't

have anything like that so I had to buy her a very traditional gold ring

with several stones in it. Guys, there is a lesson here somewhere.

To further redeem, myself,

we took a trip to Helen, Ga., the day after Valentine's Day and it was

really special. The town was virtually deserted and the best part was

that the hotel was only $35 since it was on an off day and the weather

was wonderful. We found a superb little German restaurant and ate and

talked about the years of ministry and the places we had lived, and all

the wonderful people God had allowed us to meet and work with over the

years.

As I sat across from my bride,

I realized that only God could have put all this together and that again

the scriptures ring true that "He IS love." So remember when

you say "I LOVE you" you are dealing with The Almighty.

Dr. Knox Herndon is the

pastor of His House Community Church (SBC). The Rev. Greg Mausz is senior

associate pastor. The Rev. Dr. Lydia Herndon is the Sunday School superintendent,

Bible study coordinator and teacher. The church is below Senoia on Ga.

Highway 85 a mile south of Ga. Highway 16 on the right just below the

fire station. Visitors welcome. Church office and prayer line 770-719-2365;

e-mail [email protected] .

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