Our Forever Valentines: Honoring Those in Heaven & Sharing Love & Gratitude Here

February is the month of love—a time when we celebrate the people who bring warmth and meaning to our lives. Yet, for those of us who are grieving, love in February can feel different. The world around us fills with heart-shaped balloons, greeting cards, and reminders to cherish the ones we hold close. But what do we do when the ones we love are no longer physically here?

Grief is love that has nowhere to go—or so it seems. But the truth is, love doesn’t end when someone we cherish passes away. It transforms. It lives within us, shaping the way we see the world, the way we continue to love, and the way we carry our person forward.

This month, let’s celebrate love that never fades—by honoring our loved ones in heaven and embracing the people around us with gratitude.

Sending Valentines to Heaven

Love has no limits, and neither does the way we express it. This February, we invite you to create a Valentine for Heaven—a letter, a drawing, a simple note expressing what’s in your heart. You can write about the love you still carry, a special memory, or the ways you feel their presence in your life.

Consider placing your note somewhere meaningful—tucked inside a journal, tied to a balloon, or read aloud in a quiet moment. However, you choose to honor them, know that love transcends time and space.

Sharing Love and Gratitude Here and Now

At the same time, February is a beautiful reminder to express love to those still with us. A simple “I appreciate you” or “I’m thinking of you” can brighten someone’s day more than we realize.

This month, we encourage you to write a note of gratitude to someone who has made a difference in your life—maybe a friend who has supported you, a family member who has shown kindness, or even yourself. Small acts of love create ripples that can uplift those around us.

Love is Forever

Grief asks us to love without physical presence, to cherish without touch, and to continue without the certainty of response. It is learning to recognize that while their body is gone, the love you shared is not—it lives in you, shaping the way you see the world, the way you love others, the way you carry forward what they left behind. 

So let’s embrace this month of love in every way possible. Let’s celebrate the ones we’ve lost by keeping their memory alive, and let’s celebrate the ones still here by sharing love and gratitude freely.

If you create a Valentine for your loved one in heaven or share a note of appreciation with someone special, we’d love for you to tag Together at Peace on social media. Let’s fill this month with love that reaches beyond time, beyond loss, and into the hearts of those who need it most.

With warmth and love,

Together at Peace