The Wilful Sunflower

It's 3:20 in the morning here and I don't know what I'm doing up, especially since there's church tomorrow. I was surfing around for Valentine's Day blog posts. Here's a quick list before I go get some shut-eye:

The day has special significance for Jason Evans - it's his birthday! He and his wife went for an overnight getaway...

Melissa looks back on (almost) six months of marriage and thanks God for her husband.

At The Pilgrim's Blog, Rob "serenades" his wife with an Elvis Costello love song.

A special flash presentation conveys Mark Morris's love to his fiancee, followed by a post on I Corinthians 13:1-13, known as the "Love Passage" in the Bible.

Karen Haluza marvels at her husband's patience and love through 11 1/2 years of marriage.

I'm glad to hear that over at Bacon, Cheese and Oatcakes, romance is still very much alive!

A sneaky husband brings Valentine's Day joy to PJ of the BlatherBlog.

Deb reminisces about the way she and her husband met for the first time.

For Sam, the ending to the day makes up for the uninspiring beginning.

The demands of Mark's job leave Ailina alone on Valentine's Day - as well as 2 weeks out of 4.

Valentine's Day will always hold memories for Dan Johnson, who on Valentine's Day, 1993, first asked the woman who would become his wife if she would accept him as a steady boyfriend.

Something digs up the history of the romantic holiday.

For James, Valentine's Day seems to be a case of "damned no matter what you do" (or don't do).

Simon calls Valentine's Day "The Massacre".

As a "Valensingle's Day special", Jonathan lists down the qualities his Ms Right must have - tongue firmly in cheek.

With painful honesty, Wayne Whitmer talks about being single on Valentine's Day and the desire to be married.

Amber writes, "I have my moments of wondering if I'm going to end up an old maid and praying that God doesn't forget me, but they never last very long."

Another single, Angel, says, "I don't hate love. I think when people see Anti-Valentine they think that this is someone who doesn't like love, who can't stand to see other people happy, etc. But that's not true."

Despite an agreement "not to do the present thing", guess what Maria's husband did?

Pamela Ribon, a freelance comedy writer, makes her fifth annual Valentine's Day entry. Well worth reading.

"I'm beginning to wonder if some central planning agency, maybe a big board of elders of the gate, should just randomly match young people from a pool of qualified eligibles," writes Joshua Wiley. Do you agree?

Nicole has discovered: "It does matter. the gooey stuff, I mean. But it doesn't matter in the way I used to think it did." Read more.

Dan Johnson links to an article on Valentine's Day excesses.

Back by popular demand, Josh Claybourn offers a "highly entertaining and cynical view of love, and not one I necessarily agree with..."

The temptations of Jesus become a focus point in Alan Adams' Valentine Day Musings. (Thanks to Blogs4God for the link.)

David is learning the meaning of the phrase, "No peace for the wicked"! heheh.

Two kittens find a home with Kati, who falls in love.

Valentine's Day "makes a fine excuse to love your family in a unique and 'holiday' manner, above and beyond the everyday humdrum usual love," says Sora. A creative mother, she tries to make Valentine's Day special for her family every year. "Hidden around the house were heart-shaped notes taped to chocolate bears for each of the kids..." Read the rest!

That's it for tonight - err, this morning, folks. I'm outta here!

PS. Too sleepy to test the links - if I missed something and any don't work, email me and I'll fix them later. Thanks!

Update: I tested the links after all. I'm a perfectionist that way. :)

Update 2: Pray for Robyn and Todd over at Ain't Too Proud To Blog. Robyn miscarried twins on Valentine's Day.

Stacey bursts into tears over her Valentine's Day gift - and I don't mean tears of joy.

This year's Valentine's Day was the best ever for Pischina.