Love is:being there for someone even when it would be easier to bail, laughing at jokes that aren't really funny, listening, waiting, trusting, hugging, going to see that movie the other person wants to see, having expectations of someone, wanting to see the other person shine as brightly as God created them too- even if that means you're in shadow, moving, staying put, forever, noticing the little things that add up to the big things, believing in someone, so easily lost, facing the hard stuff together, admitting when you're wrong, choosing your battles, speaking up for yourself, speaking up for the other person, a slow dance, a kiss, the sounds of the other person's laughter, a thousand moments that add up to a lifetime, God created, God breathed, God centered, bloody, messy, steady, certain, life-affirming, offered freely
Love isn't:temporary, a feeling, 'at first sight', convenient, 'all you need', easy, romantic, about being right, going to make you whole, pressure, weak, going to fix anything, a power-play, a Disney movie, easily found, empty, lonely, a flash, in the moonlight or the rain, the last two minutes of a movie, about your body type, something you have to earn, a wish, an unfulfilled hope, going to sweep you away, about losing yourself, small, tasteless, angry, a wedding, a test, sour, about winning, always getting your way, roses, chocolate, candlelit dinners, smooth, vindictive
