No, this is not my review on the Rob Bell book Love Wins (though I read it and liked it if you are wondering) – this is my take on love and why I believe it can win.

It’s been an odd few weeks for me.  I’ve been feeling “blue” about a few different things and that means I haven’t felt much like talking or writing.  I find myself putting the girls to bed and then curling up with a book and many of those nights I have even ended in tears.  Why am I so blue?  Some of it is what’s going on in my life and the stress of all my unknowns, which to be perfectly honest, I haven’t been handling so well.  But a lot of what I am feeling has to do with friends.  I am watching as friends marriages fall apart and this breaks my heart.  I see people I love unhappy, people I love being walked out on, people I love growing apart – and all of this reminds me how hard life can be and how hard love can be.

But in the midst of all of this I still believe that love wins.  Maybe it’s because in my own marriage when things had the potential of falling apart they did not and instead my husband and I fought to find our love again.  Maybe it’s because I believe that God loves every single person and that his love is powerful enough to bring hope. Whatever the reason, I can’t put aside that love, real love, love worth fighting for, is a beautiful thing.  Love allows us to forgive, to bring hope, to give grace, to smile when we don’t feel like it, to call others out on their failures, to listen when it hurts, to compromise, to look in the mirror when we just want to point fingers.

For those of you out there questioning the love you have for someone or the love someone has for you my heart breaks for you.  I want to hug you and hold your hand as you grieve. For those of you who no longer believe in love – please don’t give up hope.  For those of you who have found the one you love – fight and keep fighting and damn it do not walk out and do not cheat.  And for those of you who have been walked out on and cheated on – you are beautiful and strong and you will love again, because love can win.  Keep hoping.

Finally, for the one my heart loves – thank you.  Thank for you for always being there for me, for fighting for us, for making decisions that put our love first.  Our daughters have the best daddy around and I have the best partner in the world.  You make me better and because of you I truly believe that love does win.  I will love you forever.