I’ve never been much of a book person before. Not that I never wanted to be; I just never had the time. This year, as one of my many new year’s resolutions, I decided that I would make the time and always have a ‘pleasure’ book to read. Textbooks don’t count. One of my first choices was the lovely Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I finished it just last week (thank goodness I kept with one resolution!), and I found that there is one part that always sticks with me, either book or movie. It is at the very end, when Lady Catherine comes to the Bennet’s house and demands Elizabeth to promise her never to marry Mr. Darcy. It’s just that one sentence, that one line Elizabeth gives, “I will make no promise of the kind.” She has no idea if Mr. Darcy still does love her, but she does and that defiance to Lady Catherine is an extention of hope. She won’t give up on the possibility despite the threats of Lady Catherine. Oh it just makes me want to read it all over again!

So this picture goes along with the little love theme this week, focusing on that one line. Besides (and I hope not to be too sappy here), sometimes all you need is a little hope and a little spirit to help you find what you’re really looking for.