:) WADAYA KNOW........OR THINK THURSDAY

IT IS SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 1 YEAR SINCE I ENTERED BLOG LAND. JP THINKS I AM A PSYCO BLOGGER. IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES....WHY? BECAUSE I HAVE MET SO MANY NEW PEOPLE AND FRIENDS, AND BECAUSE IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO THINK. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY AMAZING POSTS THAT I HAVE JUST SPENT THE DAY THINKING ABOUT. THAT IS WHY I WANT TO DO "WADAYA KNOW.... OR THINK THURSDAY." JUST SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS OF MY WEEK AND YOU CAN COMMENT BECAUSE I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR COMMENTS!

LOVE

YESTERDAY I WAS WALKING ALONG THE PATHWAY BY THE BEACH AND THERE WAS A HAMMOCK THERE. THERE WAS A COUPLE IN THEIR 70'S. HE WAS RESTING IN THE HAMMOCK AND SHE STOOD BY IT, JUST ROCKING IT, LIKE HE WERE AN INFANT. IT WAS SO CUTE. I WAS THINKING ABOUT OUR INSTINCT AS MOTHRE'S TO NURTURE.

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? WHY DO WE INSTINCLY CARE FOR OTHERS. FROM THE MOMENT WE MARRY, OUR LOVE MUTATES INTO THAT OF CARING FOR A CHILD.....LIKE WE ACTUALLY GAVE LIFE TO IT. WE FEED IT, PROTECT, IT AND TRY TO MAKE LIFE AS COMPY AS POSSIBLE. HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING TO YOUR HUSBAND AND THEN FEEL YOUR NERVES BRISTLE? YOU SEEM TO TURN INTO THE "SHE BEAR." I BELIEVE IT CAME FROM OUR HEAVENLY MOTHER. I LOVE THE EXAMPLE THAT SHE SETS. SHE IS ALWAYS THERE. NO DIVORCE. NO CONTENTION. JUST LOVE AND EXAMPLE. ALSO FROM MY EARTHLY MOTHER. NO DIVORCE. NO CONTENTION. JUST LOVE AND EXAMPLE. I HAVE WATCHED MY MOM NURTURE MY DAD FOR 47 YEARS. IT IS LIKE HER HEART BEATING OUTSIDE HER BODY. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THING.

HERE IS SOME ADVICE BY JAMES HARPER (1983 ENSIGN)

Nurturing also means finding strengths rather than weaknesses in our spouse. One of the recurring differences in studies of happily married couples compared to marriages in trouble is the amount of positive daily conversation. A good rule is to make at least two-thirds of our conversations with our spouse pleasant, positive, and nurturing to both. Problems need to be talked about and worked through, but to spend all of our time together solving problems isn’t appealing in any relationship.

I AM A PROTECTOR. MY KIDS CAN TELL YOU THAT I AM. I WANT THE BEST FOR THEM AND WANT TO MAKE THINGS EASY. THAT IS NOT THE PLAN. WE LEARN BY THE DAILY CONFLICTS IN OUR LIVES. I WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE "C" WORD OUT OF OUR LIVES. I CAN'T. IT IS OUR DAILY CONFLICT. WE WILL LEARN AND GROW. MY KIDS WILL LEARN THINGS THAT CAN ONLY BE LEARNED THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE PLANNING ON SPENDING THE DAY OF SURGERY WITH ME. WE WILL ALL NURTURE. WE WILL TRY TO LOVE AND PROTECT AND MAKE BETTER. THAT IS WHAT MY HEAVENLY MOTHER WANTS ME TO DO. JUST TO LOVE AND TRY TO MAKE BETTER. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS INSTINCT I HAVE IN MY LIFE. I LOVE TO CARE FOR OTHERS. I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE AND NURTURING I RECIEVE FROM JP. HE IS SO DANG GOOD TO ME.

OK.....ENOUGH OF THAT. YESTERDAY WE WENT SNORKELING.....ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO. I LOOKED UP AND 2 FEET FROM ME WAS A HUGE TURTLE. I COULD TOUCH IT. HE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. SO PEACEFUL. WHAT A GREAT DAY!

ME:)) (NOTICE THE DOUBLE CHIN?)