More Than Words—Showing Love with My Life

• By candidasullivan
• June 16, 2025
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Sometimes, we can get so caught up in the pursuit of our goals and dreams that we lose sight of what is truly important to us. We can focus all of our attention on making a difference in the world and neglect the ones most precious to us. I’ve been there. I allowed the demands of my career to take me away from my family. While the hardships of my absence didn’t show right away, they did show up, and they caused us all pain.

Our children usually measure our love by how much time we spend with them. We can speak words of love continuously but must ensure our words align with our actions.

God gave me my family to love. He loaned them all to me. So, every day, I desire to live intentionally and love deeply. I never want my family to doubt my love for them. I want to show my kids a healthy marriage. I want to show them how to put God first in their lives. I want to show them the importance of family and the precious gift of unconditional love. I want to show them how to pursue their dreams with integrity.
Do I always get it exactly right?

Oh, goodness, no. I mess up more than I succeed. But I apologize, pray for guidance, and again show my family the love in my heart. I am a work in progress. The more I know, the more I realize I don’t know. Loving other people unconditionally, with an open heart, is hard. It takes constant work of forgiveness and grace. But it is so worth it.

My greatest gift to the world might never be what I accomplished, but who I loved well. God gave me my precious family to love, and I sincerely hope that I please Him by how well I love them.