Do you believe in love? I do. I believe it truly is the greatest gift of all. There was a time when I believed I would never open my heart to love again. The pain had been too intense, the risk too great, and the price way too high. I spent years healing and becoming who I am today. Why would I ever place my heart in someone else’s hands and take a chance that I’d lose myself all over again? As far as I was concerned, I wouldn’t. And yet, even when I held love at arm’s length, it found its way through the small cracks that were left behind. I’m thankful for the cracks, as they kept me from ever fully closing myself off to the possibility of love. Somewhere in my soul, I’ve always known that love, in its purest form, is beautiful and totally worth the risk! Traveling from quiet knowing to unearned grace, this collection of poetry, prayers, and reflections reveal a deep understanding of love at its core. Most essential is the love we offer ourselves, as to love yourself is to never lack the love you need and to always have enough. Many of us carry an unrealized belief that love must be earned, and that to be worthy of it, we must perform, strive, or become something more. My darling, you are worthy of love simply because you exist. Equally important to the love we give ourselves is the love we choose to give away. Real, unconditional love asks nothing of the one it is given to, not that it be received or even that it be returned. When love is given this way, freely and without expectation, it becomes pure. These pages are an invitation to soften, to remember, and to trust that the love you have poured out was never wasted. One day, it will find its way back to you, maybe even in ways you never thought possible. Come, take a journey with me from butterflies to redemption, and join me while I wait.