I love the laughter and levity that lightens life.

I love long-time friends who love me well and lift me up.

I love looking, and looking again—lapping up natural beauty, learning from books, and lingering over old photos.

I love licking ice cream cones and lollipops.

I love lilacs, lavender, and lilies of the valley

I love the bright color and tart taste of lemons and limes.

I love sweet lattes, layer cakes, lemon bars, key lime pies, and licorice sticks.

I love the glow of lamplight shining from windows and logs in a firepit with flames leaping.

I love a lazy day of lounging by a lake, lulled by the sound of lapping water.

I love long-lashed llamas, lions and leopards, and the less-familiar lemmings and lemurs.

I love the library (just ask my librarian) and reading written letters on a page,

I love lasagna and lobster over linguine served with long loaves of fresh bread.

I love sitting on a loveseat with my littles, singing lilting lullabies to them.

I love the femininity of lace and lockets and a touch of lipstick.

I love to see locomotives lumber by and the promise of adventure in a stack of luggage.

I love Labor Day heralding school’s return with its list of supplies, new lunch boxes, and shiny combination locks.

I love learning and listening, lying peacefully and longing for deeper understanding.

I love leaves that adorn our landscape with countless shades of green, soon to change color. And I love a new leaf of life that changes our personal landscapes.  

I love the Lord and the love He showers on me that, hopefully leaks out to bless others.

What “L” have I missed? Do you have a favorite?

Finding Hope, 65 Meditations for a Broken Heart