In the US, Valentine’s Day is estimated to have generated about $15.7 Billion this year.  It’s also estimated that over one billion Valentines cards and letters were delivered by the U.S. Post Office.  And in Japan, they say that 20% of all annual chocolate sales are generated for Valentine’s Day alone.

You know, for a day dedicated to "love" ... there sure seems to be a lot of commerce involved!

So, If you find yourself cowering in a closet after a day of dodging flying, naked babies touting lethal archery gear; or pausing while you dig out the insulin after reading one to too many saccharine sweet prose from heart-strewn greeting cards; or possibly waiting on hold for your dentist after putting your molars to the test on a full bag of heart-shaped pastel confection embossed with the phrase “Be Mine”… click here to read a message I gave at a church fellowship on Valentines Day

(Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I pray is that even through the trials and troubles we all face daily that you each would continue to experience and could recognize God's rich, bountiful blessings in your lives.

In Christ,
Trey