In honor of Valentines Day, of course the February blog
has to be about LOVE! When I think about
all the things, people and places I love, I could get a headache! Of course we have our people we love, our
spouses/significant others, friends, children, family, etc. We all have the foods that we can’t live
without. The dripping chocolate over
hot, explosive, chocolate cake, or the dripping cheese over hot tortilla chips
(everything sounds better dripping doesn’t it?)
There are also the places. The joy of Disneyland, the feeling of the sand in
your toes at the beach, the romance of Europe and Hawaii, or even a warm bed
after a long day. There are so MANY
things, I could write a blog every day for the rest of my life about someone or
something that I love.
I think the top of most our lists are our children. There is nothing like a baby’s first smile,
or your child’s first time riding a bike.
There is also nothing like the worry we feel when our child is not in the right
place, or the worry for their future. If you are not a parent, you still experience
the joy of children and the worry for their future.
I also have a deep love for Junior Achievement. I have devoted over a decade of my life to
educating my fellow Utahans about a program that IS CHANGING LIVES here. I am in the middle of volunteering for JA in
my daughter’s second grade class. There
isn’t a word that describes the joy I feel when I see my daughter learning and
growing in ways I would have never thought to teach her without these programs.
This February as you are hand-making cards and dropping off treats,
eating your DRIPPING chocolate cake, give your child or a child a kiss, and give them the gift of a future. I want my children and all children to
have hope for their future. I want them
to provide for their family someday, enjoy the places and things I love, and influence the lives of their children. I
believe that Junior Achievement is the key to give children proper instruction to prepare for their future.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
