Besides the inspiration of Scripture, Browings’ “How do I love thee?” is a personal favorite of mine. Few mortals have said it better than Elizabeth Barrett Browning: “How do I love thee? Let me count ...

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level ...

Great wordsmiths and hopeless romantics have written beautiful words about love through the centuries. Love has been compared to a prickly rose and a butterfly’s kiss. Love is no better understood ...