love in unexpected places

As usual, this past week there were examples of love all around me (they're everywhere, if we only look), but the expression of love that most moved me this week was a recent post by Jen Lemen. She didn't write this post for Love Thursday, but it's just such an amazing example of showing love and kindess to a total stranger, I wanted to make sure you saw it. Her words stayed wtih me all day, and it reminded me of the following quote I recently read:

Even three times a day to offer three hundred pots of food to the needy does not match a portion of the merit in one instant of love. -- Nagarjuna

For those of you in America, Happy Thanksgiving, and to everyone around the world, Happy Love Thursday. As always, please share your links of love in the comments below, and your images in the Love Thursday Flickr pool. Also, don't forget to check out the Love Is All Around site for more beautiful images, as well.

Many blessings from our family to yours.

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Comments

[Karen]

What a beautiful post you linked to, I love it.

I got an unexpected package in the mail this week, from a dear friend.

http://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-is_22.html

Happy Love Thursday!

Karen

[Kyran, Notes to Self]

It really is a wonderful post. Reading it, I kept hearing Thich Nat Han's mantra for bells:

Listen! Listen! This wonderful sound is calling me back to my true self.

Beautiful photo of Alex, as ever. This is how flowers look to the sun.

[shaz]

mine for this week, kinda funny...

http://adventures-in-motherhood.com/article/love-thursday-the-mouse-hunters

[Kay]

http://everydaykay.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-thursday-9.html

Mine is up as well ... sentimental note ...

Bdw, I LOVE the photo. I SIMPLY SIMPLY LOVE IT!

[Natalee]

My post is about how I love my family (w/a cool collage I made), especially appropriate at Thanksgiving-a holiday I'll be spending with them!

http://justgottahangon.blogspot.com/2006/11/te-amo-mi-familia.html

[Cakes]

Wow! Such a gorgeous photo! Needs to be blown up and hung on the wall!

Mine is Daddy love this week... http://sometimeswedo.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-is_23.html#links

[Much More Than A Mom]

Mine's about poop. Or the faces we make while pooping. See for yourself.

http://www.muchmorethanamom.com/?p=394

;-)

Happy Love Thursday, everyone!

[DebbieS]

What a beautiful photo of Alex!

Thanks for starting Love Thursday. Mine is about being thankful (real original, I know!) for my mom.

http://www.acharmedlife.typepad.com/

[Pastormac's Ann]

Wow an amazing story. The world needs more love.

I love this picture of your little beauty.

Happy Love Thursday. I'm going to cook and eat and be thankful for all the love in my life.

http://itsalwaysaproduction.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-thursday-12.html

[meredith]

That's a good love story.

I love and am thankful for my girls.

http://poppyinprovence.blogspot.com/2006/11/two-little-monkeys.html

[abeni]

Love is falling under a child's spell

http://hairoun.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-is_23.html

[Bozoette Mary]

I think that's my favorite picture of Alex!

My post today shows that love can happen at any age.

http://bozoette.typepad.com/red_nose/2006/11/ten_things_im_t.html

[Lara]

Great picture! Here's my Thanksgiving Love Thursday.

http://laragoesblogging.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-thursday-thanksgiving-style.html

[rachel]

what a gorgeous portrait!

I've got a thankfullness love post focusing on my grandmother.
http://www.ourgaggleofgirls.com/agog/?p=2449

[Sophie]

Well, that is a strange coincidence. My post is about the kindness of strangers, too. In a way.

Great portrait, and since it is a day of thankfulness here in the U.S., I'm adding you, Karen, to my list of things I'm grateful for.

http://holeinthefence.wordpress.com/

[Glennia]

Another lovely posting and lovely picture of Alex, Karen.

Here's mine, about Grandma Love :)

http://glenniacampbell.typepad.com/silenti/2006/11/grandma_love.html

Thank you to you and Irene for continuing to inspire us all!

[Angie]

Thanks for keeping the love flowing on Thursdays!

Here's mine
http://graymattersonline.net/blogs/angie/

[Daisy]

Mine is up -- a little different because of our Thanksgiving holiday. I'm thankful for reading Love Thursday, too! It calms me in our crazy world.

[jen]

Your posts are, as ever, inspirational. I am very thankful for your blog, and your ideas about how to foster love and kindness. Happy Love Thursday and Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's a Love Thursday message from us:
http://thecraftyh.blogspot.com/

[Meesh]

I am so very thankful for so many things! Thank you for giving me this opportuity to share! This year, right now, I am most happy for our home. We have waited ever so long to return , and now we are here.

Happy Thnksgiving, Happy Love Thursday

http://e2o2.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/11/happy_thnanksgi.html

[crunchy carpets]

Awwww...Lovely.....you are so eloquent.

http://www.crunchy-carpets.blogspot.com/

There is mine...I almost forgot!

[beck's mommy]

Happy Love Thursday! And have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

http://becksmommy.blogspot.com

[Jenna]

Goodness, what a beautiful picture.

We're feelin' a little sporty today. But sappy at the same time:

http://thejhatfields.org/blog/2006/11/23/love-thursday-football-on-thanksgiving

[Jenna]

And on the birth/first parent blog for today:

http://birthparents.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/love-thursday-just-us

Just us. :)

[Femtastic]

Coming in officially on Friday, but had to have the day to get the pics. Happy belated Wove Thursday!

http://unlikelyinlove.blogspot.com/2006/11/heres-to-us-whos-like-us.html