Happy belated birthday wishes to Kylan McCargo, Feb. 1, age 1, son of Kaitlyn Mosley, South Boston, Junior Gee, Feb. 1, age 2, grandson of John and Leslie Mosley, South Boston; and Kaylie Ledger, Feb. 7, age 9, son of Jeff and Hannah Ledger, of Farmville.

Birthday wishes to Cameron Joseph Fields, Feb. 10, Richmond; Bernard Freeman, Feb. 12, age 65, Randolph; Terrill Pugh, Feb. 12, Charlotte Court House; Rodney Mosley, Feb. 13, Scottsburg; Rosa Friend, Feb. 13, Drakes Branch; Sheron Garris, Feb. 13, Richmond; Marion Edmonds, Feb. 14, Turbuville; Linda Edmonds, Feb. 14, Turbuville; Irma Edmonds, Feb. 14, Saxe; Stephanie Cheatham, Feb. 14, Randolph; Ralph Goode, Feb. 14, Scuffletown; Marian Freeman Taylor, Feb. 15, Newark, N.J.; Coliyah Stovall, Feb. 15, Drakes Branch; Nan Lambert, Feb. 15, Saxe; Anniepearl Wilborn, Feb. 16, South Boston; Jessica Moorefield, Feb. 16, Saxe; Jacob Moore, Feb. 16, Saxe. I wish each of you many more happy birthdays!

Anniversary wishes to Charlie and Anita Marable, Feb. 14, 19 years, two daughters, Charlotte Court House; Andrew and Tameka Spencer, Feb. 15, five years, two sons and a daughter, Drakes Branch. May God bless you with many more happy years together with God’s blessings.

Get well wishes to all of the sick and shut in. I hope you are well and up soon. You are in our prayers and thoughts for a speedy recovery.

Thought for the week: Make sure that your actions, behavior, words, ideas, promises and commitments live up to what comes out of your mouth.

Happy Valentine’s day

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. The best proof of love is trust. Loving is not just looking at each other. It’s looking in the same direction. I hope you will always remain in love. Happy Valentine’s day!

Virginia Freeman is a community columnist for The Charlotte Gazette. She can be reached at vstars@pure.net.