Oh what a weekend!  We had aLOT of reasons to celebrate love this weekend.  A wedding shower for my sweet friend Annie {Miss A} & her handsome fiancé Jeremy and…I’M AN AUNT!!  My adorable brother-in-law and sister-in-law welcomed little Alys into the world early saturday morning and {if its not already completely obvious} I could not be more excited!  She is absolutely a perfect little bundle that I am totally in love with!!

So in honor of all this LOVE going around…today’s Monday Mantra…

“If not for love then why?”

I stumbled on this story at one of my favorite design blogs, More Design Please.  A 70 year old farmer planted thousands of oak trees to create this beautiful tribute to his late wife.  The heart points in the direction of her childhood home.  If not for love then why?

{full story found here}

If not for love then why?  Can you imagine our world if we did all things with love in our hearts?  Take a second to look around you and remember all the reasons you have love in your life and be thankful!

~ Jillian {with love}