Came accross this and thought you gals might like... 
I think it beats soppy valentine cards every time! Kids have the right idea:
>>A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?'
>>
>>The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't
>>bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
>>
>> So my grandfather does it for her all the time,
>>even
>>when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
>>
>> Rebecca- age 8
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'When someone loves you, the way they say your
>>name
>>is different.
>> You just know that your name is safe in their
>>mouth.'
>>
>> Billy - age 4
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy
>>puts
>>on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
>>
>> Karl - age 5
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody
>>most of your French fries without making them give you any of
>>theirs.'
>>
>> Chrissy - age 6
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
>>
>> Terri - age 4
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy
>>and
>>she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is
>>OK.'
>>
>> & nbsp; Danny - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you
>>get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk
>>more.
>> My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross
>>when they kiss'
>>
>> Emily - age 8
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
>>if
>>you stop opening presents and listen.'
>>
>> Bobby - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'If you want to learn to love better, you should
>>start with a friend who you hate,'
>>
>> Nikka - age 6
>> (we need a few million more Nikka's on this
>>planet)
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt,
>>then he wears it everyday.'
>>
>> Noelle - age 7
>>---------- ------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is like a little old woman and a little old
>>man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
>>
>> Tommy - age 6
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I
>>was
>>scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy
>>waving and
>>smiling.
>>
>> He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared
>>anymore.'
>>
>> Cindy - age 8
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'My mommy loves me more than anybody
>>
>> You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at
>>night.'
>>
>> Clare - age 6
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of
>>chicken.'
>>
>> Elaine-age 5
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> &n bsp; 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and
>>sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
>>
>> Chris - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when your puppy licks your face even
>>after
>>you left him alone all day.'
>>
>> Mary Ann - age 4
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'I know my older sister loves me because she gives
>>me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
>>
>> ; Lauren - age 4
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and
>>down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
>>
>> Karen - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and
>>she
>>doesn't think it's gross.'
>>
>> Mark - age 6
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> & nbsp; 'You really shouldn't say 'I love you'
>>unless
>>you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People
>>forget.'
>>
>> Jessica - age 8
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked
>>about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest
>>was to
>>find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child
>>whose next
>>door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his
>>wife.
>>
>>Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
>>gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
>>
>>When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little
>>boy said,
>>
>>'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
>>
I think it beats soppy valentine cards every time! Kids have the right idea:>>A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?'
>>
>>The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't
>>bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
>>
>> So my grandfather does it for her all the time,
>>even
>>when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
>>
>> Rebecca- age 8
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'When someone loves you, the way they say your
>>name
>>is different.
>> You just know that your name is safe in their
>>mouth.'
>>
>> Billy - age 4
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy
>>puts
>>on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
>>
>> Karl - age 5
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody
>>most of your French fries without making them give you any of
>>theirs.'
>>
>> Chrissy - age 6
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
>>
>> Terri - age 4
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy
>>and
>>she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is
>>OK.'
>>
>> & nbsp; Danny - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you
>>get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk
>>more.
>> My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross
>>when they kiss'
>>
>> Emily - age 8
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
>>if
>>you stop opening presents and listen.'
>>
>> Bobby - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'If you want to learn to love better, you should
>>start with a friend who you hate,'
>>
>> Nikka - age 6
>> (we need a few million more Nikka's on this
>>planet)
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt,
>>then he wears it everyday.'
>>
>> Noelle - age 7
>>---------- ------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'Love is like a little old woman and a little old
>>man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
>>
>> Tommy - age 6
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I
>>was
>>scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy
>>waving and
>>smiling.
>>
>> He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared
>>anymore.'
>>
>> Cindy - age 8
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 'My mommy loves me more than anybody
>>
>> You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at
>>night.'
>>
>> Clare - age 6
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of
>>chicken.'
>>
>> Elaine-age 5
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> &n bsp; 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and
>>sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
>>
>> Chris - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when your puppy licks your face even
>>after
>>you left him alone all day.'
>>
>> Mary Ann - age 4
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'I know my older sister loves me because she gives
>>me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
>>
>> ; Lauren - age 4
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and
>>down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
>>
>> Karen - age 7
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and
>>she
>>doesn't think it's gross.'
>>
>> Mark - age 6
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> & nbsp; 'You really shouldn't say 'I love you'
>>unless
>>you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People
>>forget.'
>>
>> Jessica - age 8
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked
>>about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest
>>was to
>>find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child
>>whose next
>>door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his
>>wife.
>>
>>Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
>>gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
>>
>>When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little
>>boy said,
>>
>>'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
>>
