Tell them how much they mean to you.
When they reach out, tell them how happy you are to hear from them.
Be excited at their good news.
Compliment them.
Praise their hard work.
Greet them warmly.
Let them know when they share something meaningful with you.
Remind them you are grateful to know them.
Tell other people how great you think they are.
Tell them they’ll succeed in reaching their dreams.
Be vulnerable and share your struggles.
Ask them how they are really doing.
Write them a letter.
Say thank you – show your appreciation.
Show genuine interest - ask them questions about their life.
Regularly check in with them to see how they are doing.
Ask them about members of their family.
Follow up on important conversations.
Actively listen when they share and ask follow-up questions.
Smile at them genuinely.
Make the effort to spend time with them.
Lavish them with your skills and talents.
Send them a thoughtful book.
Tell them what you’ve learned from them.
Send random card through postal mail.
Show up in difficult circumstances.
Go on an adventure.
Host a dinner.
Bake them a treat.
Give a gift.
Have fun… watch a movie, go to a comedy club, or play a game.
Help them with a task or project.
Reminisce with them.
Show love on social media.
Give them a hug.
Remember important dates.
Send them little things that remind you of them.
Send a gift card.
Pray for them.
Create a craft such as knitting or drawing.
On the Meaning of Love
“Perfect love means putting up with other people’s shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.”
“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”
“Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.”
“It is true that Love knows no such word as ‘impossible,’ for it deems ‘all things possible, all things allowed.’”
On Trusting God
“We must abandon the future into the hands of God.”
“The good God does not need years to accomplish His work of love in a soul; one ray from His Heart can, in an instant, make His flower bloom for eternity…”
“Time is but a shadow, a dream; already God sees us in glory and takes joy in our eternal beatitude. How this thought helps my soul! I understand then why He lets us suffer.”
“We can never have too much confidence in the good God… As we hope in Him so shall we receive.”
On the Love of Christ
“Jesus, it seems to me you could not have overwhelmed a soul with more love than you have poured out on mine.”
“Even if the fire of love seemed to have gone out, I would keep on throwing fuel in it and Jesus would take care to light it up again.”
On Prayer
“For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.”