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What is Love?

Defining Love

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 

It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”

1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8

Doing Dishes for Leah

“That was so good!” She smiled.
“Thank you! …. I washed the dish!”

I’m doing dishes for the Invisible Woman.

Leah Hates Doing Dishes.

I’m doin’ the dishes for Leah.

No, Leah was not going to do the dishes;
I am doing the dishes because
Leah wants me to make her pancakes,
But I only have enough dishes for myself;
So I am doing my own dishes so
Leah may eat off of a clean plate.

If I were cooking only for me,
I would not bother to clean the dishes!
…
As I scrubbed my little, bluestone plate,
I thought of her-
How she said she never does dishes.

Leah eats finger food-
she even plucks sizzling, steaming onions
from the pan while they’re still cooking!
With her bare hands,
she slurps them down
in second-degree-tongue-burning style!

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