The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.
The Milk Chocolate Side of Valentine’s Day
The White Chocolate Side of Valentine’s Day
If women buy 85% of all Valentine’s Day cards, that means men buy only 15%! What is up with that? Imagine if our wives cooked meals only 15% of the time or washed only 15% of the laundry (and it wouldn’t ours, guys!) or she put only 15% of her check into the joint checking account. Things would go south in a hurry!
Men, let’s set a goal of moving that 15% to 17-18% next year!
After all, my man mantra is “I’m just a man, that’s all I’ll ever be – why would you expect more?”
Pastor Mark