Take A Chance On Love

This week I have been thinking about love.  And how it changes.  Changes people.  Changes relationships.  Changes over time.  Love changed my life 19 years ago and again 7 months ago.   Compared to a year ago, my life has changed dramatically because of love.  While grief will always be a part of my life, love has helped heal my broken heart.

Opening myself up to love after loss was by no means easy.  It was absolutely terrifying.  Asking Steven to open his heart to love and accept others into our family was not a conversation I had ever envisioned having.  But it was an opportunity for us to talk about how our hearts are capable of expanding to love multiple people.  Thankfully, he is such a warm, kind, loving kid with a heart that knows no limits.  And now that I know what we would be missing out on if we had closed off our hearts to love,  I am grateful fear did not stop us from taking a chance on love.

My hope is that people will realize that love shared is multiplied, not divided.  That people are capable of loving more than one person. That new love does not diminish an old love. That we can never have too much love.

Love can heal so many wounds.

Love can open us up to so much joy.

Love can be wonderful, especially when shared.

We can't have too much love.