Is Love still on your mind? I hope so. Scripture has lots to say about love. The first mention is in Genesis 22 when God asks Abraham to take his son, his only son, Isaac, and offer him for a burnt offering. God wanted to demonstrate to Abraham how much God loves us in that He would give His only son for us (John 3:16).

Scripture also tells us to love one another (John 13:34,35). It was much easier to demonstrate our love for others when we could let others see our smile, shake hands, give a hug, or visit. But now with so much isolation, we need to think out of the box. Our elderly are the most isolated. They need to see and hear people, especially young people. I thought we might try to find ways to show love for our neighbors, our family, and our precious elderly in nursing homes.

Here are just a few ideas:

If there is snow in your area, why not help the children make a snowman outside a grandparent’s window or outside a nursing home window (ask permission). Make a poster with a snowman poem in large letters. Then everyone could act it out while reciting or singing the poem. My favorite is “I Made a Little Snowman“.

Is there a tree outside the window? Tie on some suet feeders with homemade felt birds and/or hearts.

Change up the tree as Easter approaches by tying on plastic eggs.

Dollar stores usually have inexpensive suncatchers with their spring gardening items. Purchasing a few of these and replacing the eggs as warmer weather approaches will give the tree some summer sparkle. Here again you can make a poster and act out You are My Sunshine.

As you finish up a project, you can also make a poster letting the person know who you are outside their window. You might simply say, “We love you” and let everyone sign their names in giant letters. If you leave the sign be sure to check back in a few days in case it has gotten wet and droopy.

We’d love to see pictures of your love in action AND any new ideas you have come up with.

Blessings, Gail Cartee