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386-774-2446 FROM THE ROOTS: Letter from the Editor.................................................................................................................................................4 BUSINESS BRANCH: Spotlight - Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell ....................................................................................................................8 COMMUNITY BRANCH: February Events .................................................................................................................................10 BUSINESS BRANCH: Spotlight - Bishop’s Glen ..................................................................................................................................... 12 SENIORS ON SUNRAIL: The Winter Park Daycation - Explore Central Florida ......................................................................16 SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY: Aging Tree - Understanding How Aging Tree Can Help You. ............................................ 20 HISTORY BRANCH: Will You Be My Valentine? - A History of Valentine’s Day .......................................................................... 22 QUICK TIPS: Needs to Know Basics - From Us to You ....................................................................................................................... 25 OUT ON A LIMB: Infographic - Valentine’s Day & Healthy Heart ................................................................................................. 28 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

MENTAL HEALTH BRANCH: Heart-Soul-Body-Mind - What is Love?.............................................................................................. 30

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

DAYS OF THE MONTH: February - Special, Wacky Days and Holidays ....................................................................................... 31

ART EDITOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER

FROM OUR KITCHEN TO YOURS: Hometown Recipe - Earthquake Cake ................................................................................... 34

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Corey Shenk

Priscilla Kincaid Mona Quinn

Carol S. Grigas Vickie Pleus Courtney Senecal CONTRIBUTORS

Loren Fish Tekla Thornton AD SALES

Janet Dixon

CALENDAR OF EVENTS.............................................................................................................................................................................. 37 MIND BENDERS -Crossword Puzzle, Sudoku & Cryptogram ........................................................................................................... 38

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Letter from the Editor AGING TREE ILLUSTRATED

began in February of 2014. Now, marking our one-year anniversary, we celebrate the belief and hope that we’re making a difference in Volusia County and helping you, the reader, through our wonderful writers and messages.

corey shenk, editor in chief

A song lives in our mind, but a moment of real understanding shows itself occasionally.

Understanding our place in the world and the people we have the good fortune of engaging with in life often loses its true value (and is nearly impossible) if one isn’t truly paying attention. A moment of clarity bread from another can last a lifetime. However, conveying what’s in our mind is sometimes hard to do, and transferring heartfelt thoughts to paper can be even more difficult.

On the one-year anniversary of this publication, this first “letter from the editor” is very important to me. What exactly is this paper, and who or what is here for you? Well, it all starts with those that put their heads down to make it happen.

I feel so enriched and fortunate to have the opportunity to know our writers and staff here at Aging Tree Illustrated (ATI). We work hard to put together thoughtful, quality editorials, illustrations and educational pieces.

In addition, we work hard to bring you relevant advertisers that have the same beliefs and ethics as we do – those that work hard to earn your business.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Corey Shenk ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Priscilla Kincaid ART EDITOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Mona Quinn COPY & RESEARCH

Carol S. Grigas Vickie Pleus Courtney Senecal CONTRIBUTORS

Loren Fish Tekla Thornton AD SALES

Janet Dixon

Sometimes we don’t see the light from the dark. Sometimes we don’t see the proverbial forest from the tree: I feel fortunate to have more moments of clarity these days than not.

Searching my thoughts for this, my first letter from the editor, was important to me. It’s my truth. I want to be completely transparent regarding what ATI represents, and on my behalf, I want you to know that the design of our message is so very important to us.

We take great responsibility in our product, and the message we truly believe combines that of conveying knowledge, overcoming life challenges, the pursuit of happiness, and more––All things that touch us and affect us when we allow the opportunity and we are really paying attention.

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From the Roots 2014 brought a great evolution of this publication: from birth, to crawling, to walking, and now running – in just 12 months. We continue to receive so many compliments from all of you, and I for one want you to know that we heard each and every one. It tells us we are moving down the right path and have made choices that were for the right reasons. Now this doesn’t mean we’re content! As with any endeavor of this nature, you’re always trying to improve. I’d like to encourage our readers to email me or call me with any questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns at anytime. Knowledge and growth cannot be received without feedback.

In 2015, we have adjusted our format slightly and we are very excited about the ease of readership, the lightness, enjoyment, and the educational opportunities we have planned.

Aging Tree Illustrated has evolved, and in 2015 we are committed first to a positive, happy approach to editorial and content. I want our readers to feel good when they read ATI: I want you to smile. We have also committed ourselves to more pictures and graphics that help the human eye smile. After all, we all are more visual that we think!

In closing, I would like to say thank you to our readers, advertisers, and staff. It is such an honor to be surrounded by you. 2015 looks very bright, and as a publication we will always try to recognize those moments of good fortune, of engagement with our readers through our writings and of conveying the true value that is our life here and now.

corey shenk CEO, AGING TREE, L.L.C. EDITOR IN CHIEF, AGING TREE ILLUSTRATED To learn more about Aging Tree, visit www.agingtree.com, www.facebook. com/agingtree or call 386-774-2446.

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the last 25 years, DeLand Natural Market has offered different options to the community for a better and healthier lifestyle. DeLand Natural Market offers high quality, Gluten Free, Organic and All Natural Products. Our commitment goes beyond supplements and products. We pride ourselves in educating the community by offering seminars and classes such as Yoga, nutritional, and educational topics.

As you meet our specialized staff in each department note they take great pride in assisting customers with their nutritional or shoppings needs. Our buyers are trained to specifically select each product we stock on our shelves.

We are proud to support our high school and college students as our cashiers/customer service. We support a variety of professional and civic groups.

Meet our Deli-personnel Irma Avila, Janet Avila, Toni Haynes, Nabil Juma, Marlen Villafuerte from Venezuela, Mexico, United States and the Caribbean. With their extensive experience in culinary arts, they are responsible for offering and bringing you a variety of diverse cuisines. The menu of organic, all natural, gluten free and vegan dishes they create are a flavorful burst of ingredients, spices and herbs.

Jaime Hamilton, NHP, CNC, DHS Jaime has used her God-given passion for health for many years to help others. Jaime is educated as a Natural Health Practitioner, a Certified Nutritional Counselor and Digestive Health Specialist.

Crystal Rothenwander Supplement Specialist for eleven years. Crystal has been a health food store manager for ten years.

Karen Sutton is a certified Nutritional Counselor with the American Association of Nutritional Counselors with a BA in Nutritional Sciences and is one of an elite group of Registered Practitioners with the Bach Foundation of Great Britain. Karen has over twelve years in the natural health industry.

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Lydia Vidal – Store Manager Lydia has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and is trained in western and oriental medicine. Lydia has pre-med studies in surgical technologists, shadowed medical doctors and studied massage therapy, aromatherapy, reflexology, and reiki.

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Rue, Ziffra & Caldwell SPOT LIGHT

Protecting the Rights of the Injured

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ave you ever needed a personal-injury attorney? Maybe you’ve been unsure about your rights, hesitant to push an issue, or felt skeptical about whether your case could have been helped. It may be time to get a legal opinion.

Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell, a personal injury law firm based in Daytona Beach that serves clients throughout Volusia and Flagler Counties, may be able to help you better understand your situation and rights.

When we are injured, the challenges that follow can seem insurmountable. We’re faced with medical bills, pain, emo-

tional upset, and often difficulty working or going about our lives the way we did before. All these are made more complicated with legal cases that are ongoing and complicated.

automobile accidents, medical malpractice, and Social Security disability, among others. The firm’s team of eight attorneys collaborates daily to help en-

By Vickie Pleus

Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell is a personal-injury law firm that specializes in protecting the rights of the injured. The firm has more than 30 years of legal experience that’s put to work helping clients who have been injured or are a victim of illegal injustice.

The broad-sounding field of “personal injury” actually encompasses several different practice areas. At Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell, these include

Rue, Ziffra & Caldwell, a well-known, personal-injury law firm based in Port Orange, has received two Presidential Volunteer Service Awards for its continued efforts in helping local veterans’ groups. sure each case is handled in the most effective way.

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Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell is a personal-injury law firm that specializes in protecting the rights of the injured.

Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell also has a heart for veterans. The firm recently received two presidential awards for its support of veterans’ programs. The honors are the second-highest civilian service awards signed by the President of the United States for volunteerism, according to John Trask of Rolling Thunder Chapter 8, the local veterans group that nominated the firm for the awards.

The firm serves areas throughout Volusia and Flagler counties, including DeLand, DeBary, and Deltona. If you think you may need a consultation, Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell operates a 24-hour line. Call 1-888-246-8613 to tell them your story and receive a free case evaluation.

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February Events

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ebruary is Black History Month, Heart Health Month – and of course the month of love – with Valentine’s Day falling right in the middle. Here are some events in the surrounding community to get you into the spirit:

By Courtney Senecal

VALENTINES DAY EVENT’S:

WINE & CHOCOLATE WALK 1-5 PM – Saturday Feb 7 Wine and decadent chocolate tastings downtown Downtown Daytona Beach “LADY & THE TRAMP” & VALENTINES DAY CARD 2-4 PM Sunday Feb 8 Lyonia Environmental Center 2150 Eustace Avenue Deltona 386-789-7207 HEARTS & HANDS IN SONG-DINNER DANCE 7-10 PM Friday Feb 13 Valentine’s Day Event Lake Mary Community Center 140 E.Wilbur Avenue Lake Mary 407-900-3934 FRANKIE AVALON 7:30 PM Saturday Feb 14 Valentines Day Special Event Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach 600 Auditorium Boulevard Daytona Beach, 386-671-3460 LOVE-IN VALENTINE DANCE Saturday Feb 14 Presented by the New Smyrna Beach Dance Club Coronado Civic Center 150 North Pine Street New Smyrna Beach

HEART MONTH EVENT’S:

GO RED FOR WOMEN HEALTH FAIR, TOUR AND FREE SCREENINGS 7-9 AM Monday Feb 2 1055 Saxon Boulevard Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, Cafeteria Orange City, 866-328-6417 DELTONA’S LOVE YOUR HEART 5K 7:30 AM Saturday Feb 14 Volusia Flagler Family YMCA Deltona Middle School 250 Enterprise Rd Deltona, Florida 32725 HEALTHY HEART - PORT ORANGE 10K, 5K, 1M RUN/WALK Race Date: Saturday Feb 7 4777 City Center Circle Port Orange MENDED LITTLE HEARTS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY ANNUAL 5K Registration 8:30 AM Sunday Feb 8 Port Orange City Center Port Orange 386-316-2680 LOVE YOUR HEART WALK/RUN 9:00 AM Saturday February 28 Bert Fish Medical Center: Oncology Parking Lot 401 Palmetto St. New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS:

FILM PRESENTATION, Celebrating Black History African American Museum of the Arts Open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM February 7 325 South Clara Avenue DeLand 386-736-4004 SANFORD JAZZ ENSEMBLE “Salute to Black History Month” 3 - 6:00 PM Sunday Feb 8 Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center 203 S Magnolia Ave. Sanford AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, KNOW THYSELF SERIES - MIKE BROWN 7:30 PM Saturday Feb 14 Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach

MUSEUM of ART - DeLAND presents a new

Art Discussion Series: BUT DO I HAVE TO LIKE IT? Following the January opening of four new exhibitions at the Museum of Art - DeLand, educational programming will include a new art discussion series But do I have to like it? Attendees will learn how to appreciate works they may not necessarily understand or find particularly interesting.

Friday, February 27, 2015, at Museum of Art - DeLand Downtown (100 N. Woodland Blvd.)

5 to 5:30 p.m. Wine & Cheese Reception 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Gallery Presentation Exploring Op Art and the work of Richard Anuszkiewicz $10 (No Charge to Museum Members) RSVP required. Email Contact@MoArtDeLand.org or call 386.734.4371

This date or time doesn’t meet your schedule? Schedule your own docent-led gallery tour.

Admission $5 + a single $20 Docent Fee for groups of 10 - 30 Schedule a tour during the Month of February and receive a Limited Anuszkiewicz 12-page brochure.

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Bishop’s Glen SPOT LIGHT

Voted Year After Year as “Best Around”

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ishop’s Glen Retirement Community, at 900 LPGA Blvd. in Holly Hill, has been caring for retirees and seniors for more than three decades. Voted year after year as “Best Around,” by locals, the nonprofit offers four levels of care: independent retirement, memory care, extended congregate care (a higher level of assisted living) and a full-service healthcare center.

With progressive levels of care to meet seniors’ changing needs, Bishop’s Glen has the resources to care for you regardless of your level of independence.

outdoor venues for shuffleboard and golf (putting), and much more. Additional amenities such as a library, hair care center, inhouse support services center, and chapel also are available, practically at your beck and call.

assistance, and more. The higher level of care provided through extended congregate care adds to the assisted-living offerings and equates to higher levels of sup-

If you like to get out and about beyond your community, Bishop’s G l e n ’ s transportation department is ready to meet the challenge.

Free transportation brings residents to doctor’s appointments, shopping, dining, and community events. A full staff of activity

When you become an independent-living resident at Bishop’s Glen, you become the beneficiary of a long list of amenities port with even more daily activiand features that make retireties, including bathing, dressing, ment enjoyable. One-, two- and eating, ambulation and toileting. three-bedroom apartments with If you or a loved one calls Volusia fully equipped kitchens and sepCounty home, and retirement is arate living and dining rooms near, consider staying “home” at are obvious perks, and they’re made more irresistible with covered Bishop’s Glen’s system of progressive parking areas and storcare may be its most impressive feature. age areas, too!

Progressive care allows residents the comfort of knowing that though their medical situations change, they may not need to leave “home.”

Safety protocol and daily-living conveniences for active seniors are what make Bishop’s Glen the first choice for many. Living at Bishop’s Glen means enjoying the security of safety-equipped bathrooms, sprinkler systems and smoke detectors. To add to the comfort of retirement, Bishop’s Glen also provides biweekly housekeeping service, weekly linen and towel service and maintenance service, and offers complimentary washers and dryers.

If an active retirement lifestyle is what you seek, Bishop’s Glen should be on your list. Why? The 25-acre campus touts a large heated swimming pool, scenic walking paths, an exercise room,

directors keeps the calendar full inside the community, too, with events that include games, parties, and exercise groups.

Bishop’s Glen’s system of progressive care may be its most impressive feature. Progressive care allows residents the comfort of knowing that though their medical situations change, they may not need to leave “home.”

Assisted living at Bishop’s Glen includes 24-hour supervision by licensed nurses and staffing by nursing assistants, bathing and dressing assistance, medication

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Bishop’s Glen. Staff is ready and willing to answer your questions about the community’s many levels of care, so you can determine whether Bishop’s Glen is right for you.

For more information about Bishop’s Glen Retirement Community, call the marketing office at 386226-9110, or visit www. bishopsglen.org.

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EXPLORE CENTRAL FLORIDA USING THE REGION’S NEWEST TRANSPORTATION JEWEL – SUNRAIL!

Courtesy of Aging Tree – You or your group of participants will have a fun day out touring Winter Park with a variety of optional activities. Call 386-774-2446 for more information or to reserve your complimentary daycation pass. Trips are scheduled the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month

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Seniors Arrive at Aging Tree Resource Center and pick up their SunCards (Courtesy of Aging Tree) Seniors depart for SunRail’s DeBary Station Seniors arrive at SunRail’s DeBary Station (Free parking available) SunRail train departs for the Winter Park Station The train arrives at SunRail’s Winter Park Station for activity and lunch Seniors depart on SunRail for the DeBary Station Seniors arrive at SunRail’s DeBary Station and return home Senior Sweetheart Deal* Senior Services “SUN RAIL STATION”

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Financial Services:

Baseline Medical Services Contact: Jolie Parker Phone: 386-­801-­1809

Capital Choice Financial Group Contact: Jeff Allebach Phone: 386-804-6171

Stay For the Day Contact: Ana Randolph Phone: 386-851-0691

CNBrown Insurance Contact: Carol N. Brown Phone: 386-848-0543

Senders Retreat Contact: Ana Randolph Phone: 386-734-4442

Edward Jones Financial Contact: Debbie McDonald Phone: 386-668-7028

Aids for Daily Living:

Captel Caption Telephone Contact: Sandra Robertson Phone: 407-443-9409

Medical Alert (“Help” Button) Contact: Priscilla Kincaid Phone: 386-774-2446

Bracing:

Senior Medical Supplies Contact: Maria Carvajall Phone: 407-936-3360

Care Management:

Atlas Care Management Contact: Doris Haas Phone: 844-226-1537 Guardian Care Contact: Theresa Barton Phone: 407-786-6033

Chiropractic Services:

Lechmaier Family Chiropractic Center Contact: Dr. Chris Lechmaier Phone: 386-775-3600 Watts Chiropractic Center Contact: Dr. Terry Watts, A.S., B.S., D.C. Phone: 386-218-4924

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hat do ancient Roman religious rites, Papal edicts, medieval beliefs, and English poets have to do with one of America’s favorite holidays? Quite a lot! While today Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love, the holiday’s origins are remote and its purposes murky. Although the Catholic Church no longer officially honors a St. Valentine, archaeologists have uncovered a catacomb and church dedicated to a martyr of that name, historians acknowledge that Valentine’s Day has both Roman and early Christian roots.

I (494–96) abolished the ritual, but whether he replaced it with anything else is disputed.

The Christian origins of Valentine’s Day are also shrouded in mystery. Around 197 C.E., a Christian bishop, Valentine of Interrama (now Terni) was martyred in the reign of Emperor Aurelian. Little is known of his life, but that he was supposedly imprisoned, tortured and beheaded in Rome for his Christianity on, according to tradition, February 14th, probably a later addition to the growing legend of St. Valentine.

ON THE WAY TO THE ROMAN FORUM

In about 289 C.E., a second Valentine, a Christian priest or bishop, was martyred under Emperor Claudius.

He was apparently arrested for giving aid to prisoners.

While in jail, Valentine converted his jailer when he restored the sight of the man’s daughter. According to another version, he is said to have fallen in love with the daughter, sending her a note saying “From your Valentine.”

One source of our 21st century ‘spend fest’ is the ancient Roman religious festival of Lupercalia, dedicated to expunging evil spirits and purifying Rome, releasing health and fertility. It was observed on February 13th through 15th, and, led by the Luperci, a holy order of priests, a goat and a dog were sacrificed and eaten, and salt meal cakes prepared by the Vestal Virgins were burnt.

Some argue for that more licentious activities took place, but scholars, using sources from antiquity, refute those connections, emphasizing Lupercalia’s links to fertility and safe birth Rome’s Lupercalia pagan festival deliveries.

By the 5th century C.E., public observance of pagan rites was outlawed by Rome’s now Christian emperors. However, the Roman populace, although nominally Christian, still clung to the Lupercalia festival. Pope Gelasius

A good story, but discounted by historians. This Valentine was supposedly executed like his namesake on February 14th, a coincidence also doubted.

EUROPE AND SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

It was the French who boosted the holiday’s association with romantic love. In medieval times, handmade paper cards became the gift of choice of French aristocratic gallants emboldened by courtly

love to send to their beloved. Moreover, supposedly on St. Valentine’s Day the French opened the ‘High Court of Love’ in Paris to attend to cases of the heart: marriage contracts, divorces, infidelity, and beaten spouses. And in 1415, it was a French noble who sent the first recognizable Valentine card to his wife. Charles, Duke of Orleans, penned the missive while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, England’s infamous jail for the famous and unlucky. As a high level asset, Charles was ransomed, and unlike St. Valentine died decades later of old age.

Receiving a bit more credit for our present-day Valentine’s Day celebration is Geoffrey Chaucer, the 14th century English poet famous for writing the Canter-

By Carol S. Grigas, Ph.D. Dr. Grigas is an adjunct professor of history at Daytona State College. bury Tales. So argues Dartmouth English Professor Peter Travis, citing Chaucer’s poem The Parliament of Fowls, which drew on a belief in Europe that birds chose their partners in the middle of February. The poem explores the ideals of cosmic order, political order, and erotic desire. Finally, Nature encourages all her birds to choose their appropriate mates.”1 Or, as Chaucer put it, “For this was on St. Valentine’s Day/ When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.”

But Chaucer meant this for the birds!

It was William Shakespeare, in his play Hamlet, in 1601, who linked St. Valentine’s Day to

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VALENTINE’S DAY AS A GROWTH INDUSTRY

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age person spent about $133 on candy, cards, gifts, dinner, and more, up slightly from $130.97 in 2013. Total spending reached about $17.3 billion in retail sales.

Men spend twice as much on gifts for their significant others as women.

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A personal note with a thoughtful message would mean much to a special someone. But probably the celebration will play on… at least until the next special day designated for gifts and card…

When is Mother’s Day?

To be your Valentine.”

In Will’s time, references to the romanticized holiday were common, and the celebration became increasingly popular in Britain and Europe.

THE POSTAL SERVICE AND MASS PRODUCTION

By the mid-1700s, in England, the passing of love-notes was popular, and some made cards of lace and paper. In 1797, The Young Man’s Valentine Writer was published with suggested rhymes and messages.

As postal service grew more affordable, the anonymous St. Valentine’s Day card became popular. By the early 19th century, cards were so popular that factories started to mass-produce them.

Hallmark Cards from the 1920s

ST. VALENTINE’S DAY IN AMERICA

In 1847, Esther Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts, received an English Valentine, inspiring her to design her own and to sell them through her father’s stationery store. In 1879, Esther Howland formed a partnership with Edward Taft, head of his family’s enterprise, the New England Valentine Company. In 1881, in an early example of industry consolidation, the New England Valentine Company combined with the Whitney Valentine Company. Despite competition from the Hallmark Card Company which opened in 1910, the Whitney Valentine Company prospered. It was the largest greeting card business in the world until 1942, when a World War II paper shortage caused its liquidation.

promoting Valentine’s Day as a time for giving a special piece of jewelry, and another “tradition” took off. By 2010, an estimated one billion Valentine’s Day cards were sold, making it the second most card-heavy celebration after Christmas.

Today, the holiday is even bigger business: According to market research firm IBIS World, Valentine’s Day sales reached $17.6 billion in 2014; this year’s sales are expected to total $18.6 billion.

According to the National Retail Federation, in 2014, the aver-

But Valentine’s Day in 2015 celebrates more that romantic relationships; consumers also honor their family members (59.4%), friends (21.7%), teachers (20.4%), and colleagues (12.1%). Interestingly, about 19.4% of Americans will buy gifts for their furry friends.

For some commercialization has ruined the day. But consumers, according to Helen Fisher, a sociologist at Rutgers University, only need to stop buying cards and candy to return Valentine’s Day to its less commercial state.

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February calendar tends to be decorated with cupids and red hearts, chocolate and roses - symbols of romance and love in our society today. These markers serve to remind us men that we had better come up with some thoughtful way of letting our spouse know that we love and appreciate them.

There is a problem though, and that is that I can use the word love to talk about my favorite team, a beloved pet, my first choice for lunch, or my spouse, “I love my wife”. Love is a many splendored thing, but it has a long list of definitions, as broad as it is long.

There are some languages that seem to understand the importance of having several different

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has the idea of emotional love.

While AGAPE emphasizes the complete giving of love to another person, PHILEO emphasizes the affection, emotion, a fondness one person has for another.

3. EROS: Eros refers to love between a husband and wife.

It is more than love making, because it also includes embraces, longing, and caring.

4. STERGO: Stergo primarily refers to love between parents and children. It sometimes refers to love between people and their ruler and also to love between a dog and his owner.

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words to be able to articulate the particular kind of love one is wanting to express. In Greece, for example, there are four major categories of the word love: 1. AGAPE: It has the idea of a person giving all his or her love or favor to another.

2. PHILEO: This Greek word

Other words for love, in Greek, combine different words to make a special point. The meanings of these words are here briefly given.

AGAPETOS: Beloved or loved one.

ASTORGOS: Without love.

PHILADELPHIA: Brotherly love.

PHILANTHROPIA: Love for mankind PHILEMA: A kiss.

PHILIA: Friendship love.

PHILOS: A love for a friend or relative.

PHILOSTORGOS: Tender love or affectionate love.

An impressive list indeed. And any guy would feel well qualified to woo his sweetheart with such a bouquet of words as this in hand.

The Bible’s New Testament was written in the Greek language and uses several of these meanings for our word love.

By Loren Fish, LCSW The most prominent of these is the word Agape, which is used a total of 259 times as a verb or as a noun. Philos and Phileo occur 54 times. Eros and Stergo do not occur at all in the New Testament. So let’s take a closer look at this word agape. One of the texts that uses this form of the word love is found in John 15:13, where Christ, speaking of himself says, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

A couple of years ago a father and his adult son who was disabled, were taking their daily walk along the ocean road, when a car careened towards them, out of control. George Tyson, 61, pushed his son Garry out of the path of the oncoming car, but took the full impact himself. He was killed almost instantly. His 32-year-old son was airlifted to hospital and later discharged after being treated for minor injuries and shock.

What a heroic act by a father for a son he loved dearly.

2012, in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado, when James Holmes opened fire, three boyfriends leapt to cover their girlfriends, shielding them from harm with their bodies, and thereby saving them, at the cost of their own lives. This showed a greater kind of love, than just romantic.

Dr. Librescu was a professor at Virginia Tech in April, 2007.

When a gunman began to open fire on random people. By holding the door shut, the seventysix-year-old Romanian teacher managed to stop the gunman

from forcing his way into the classroom, but in doing so, he was shot 5 times himself—including a fatal bullet to the head.

All but one of his students managed to escape with their lives.

We might find it easy to risk our lives for someone we cared about, yet what if you didn’t even know the person you are putting your life on the line for?

Do you remember January 13th, 1982? Air Florida Flight 90 had smashed into in icy Potomac river, in the middle of a snowstorm, and all but six passengers were killed. Some 20 minutes later, a helicopter arrived to rescue survivors. After getting one man to safety, the helicopter threw a life-ring to Arland Williams, Jr of Atlanta… who immediately gave it to the passenger next to him in the icy water. He continued to do this until only he was left and when the helicopter returned for him, he had drowned.

What prompts someone to do such selfless acts, even for perfect strangers. In this season of red hearts and red roses, let us look beyond the romantic love, and begin to add to our lives the kind of love that is empty of self.

I Corinthians chapter thirteen (the love chapter) describes this kind of love.

1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body (as a martyr), but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails.

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love (agape).

(NIV).

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How do you say “love”?

Afrikkaans: Liefde (leaf-deh) Croatian: Ljubav (loo-bah) Czech: Laska (laz-kah) Danish: Kaerlighed (care-lah-did) Dutch: Liefde (leaf-duh) English: Love (luh-vuh) Estonian: Armastus (arm-ah-stus) Filipino: Pag-ibig (pag-ee-big) Finnish: Rakkaus (rak-ouse) French: L’amour (la-more) German: Liebe (lee-buh) Hungarian: Szerelem (seh-reh-lem) Icelandic: Ast (oust) Indonesian: Cinta (cheen-tah) Irish: Gra (grah) Italian: Amore (a-more-eh) Latin: Amor (ah-more) Norwegian: Kjaerlighet (shar-lee-et) Portuguese: Amor (ah-moor)

Romanian: Dragoste (drah-goseteh) Slovenian: Ljubezen (loo-beh-zen) Spanish: Amor (ah-more) Swahili: Upendo (oo-pend-doh) Swedish: Karlek (shar-lay-ek) Turkish: Ask (ash-keh) Welsh: Cariad (cah-ree-ah)

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Earthquake Cake

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February is the perfect time to shake something up for Valentine’s Day and what could be better than an Earthquake Cake. Rich with chocolate, coconut, pecans and a gooey filling, this cakes bakes up looking just likes its name. This is a time-saving version of the original but never fear, it is just as delicious!

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DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle coconut on bottom of pan followed by the pecans. Combine Because we are what we eat, we can literally the cake mix and its ingredients per transform our bodies and minds by choosing an inspiring diet.

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VARIATIONS: -Use butter for this recipe. Margarine does not set up as well.

-Walnuts can be substituted for the pecans.

-Packaged or frozen coconut can be used.

-Low fat cream cheese can be substituted for regular cream cheese.

-Store any leftover cake covered in the refrigerator.

-You can make this recipe into cupcakes. Use cupcake liners and add each layer the same as the cake then place a small amount of filling on top. Bake according to package directions for cupcakes.

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