Melonie's Mind: Gift from God Number Eighteen

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Gift from God Number Eighteen

I waited for Catherine's permission to link to her post on Segullah, but I never heard the okay. I decided to link it anyway because it just stunned me and I don't think she would mind. Here is her definition of love.

"Love is the unusual comfort of saying nothing but feeling at ease. Love is deliberate and kind. Love is being willing to cross the room first. Love is giving each other the freedom to be who God wants you to be. Love is compromising instead of quitting. Love is deciding to let go rather than hurt or be hurt. Love is a gift. Love is a choice."

The words that got to me most where "love is being willing to cross the room first." I don't know how many times in heated discussions that my husband has crossed to me and wrapped his arms around me. Too many to count. Once I feel his warm hands on me, the negative feelings disappear. I feel loved. I make the choice to love. One of the greatest gifts God has given me is living with this hairy, miraculous, funny, generous, maddening man. Thank you, Catherine, for reminding me of the tender moments when he walked across the room first.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thanks for posting this Melonie. I really needed to learn that today.; 4:57 PM
Cath said...: Oh Mel! I'm sorry I never got back to you! Of course I don't mind! I love the synergy between you two. (I'll never forget your essay about skin.) Yes, crossing the room is big. It's everything. love you.; 10:31 PM

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Funny or Unusual Things My Kids Have Said

March 2012 - D'artagnan was holding our daughter with her head on his chest. He was telling her how much he loves her. "You make my heart sing," he said. "Can you hear it?" Sugar Princess answered, "...sounds more like your stomach."

Aramis has started reading chapter books and is taking them everywhere. We always tell him he will get carsick if he reads them in the car. He and I went to the store. I told him he could bring his book in and read it. I would just put him in the cart. He looked up at me with such concern, "If I read in the cart, won't I get cartsick?"

D'Artagnan was feeling really ill. He could not shake this cold he had. He said, "I think I have pneumonia." A worried Athos looked at him and sincerely said, "Dad, maybe you should go in for an autopsy."

Athos asked, around 8:00pm, if it was correct to say "Buenos Tardes" or "Buenos Noches," because it was getting dark. We went back and forth discussing it for awhile before Porthos just looked at us and said, "I would just say Buenos Aires."

Porthos built a little man out of his Fritos chips tonight. There was a bunch of fritos around the middle. He said, "Look, Mom, my guy, has girdles about his loins."

1st son "Wouldn't it be great if you were born one minute before the start of the millenium?"

2nd son "I used to imagine that when I was in your tummy,
I was naked and sitting in a big chair by a fire, reading a book."

Daughter "I have indian breath." (instead of onion breath)

2nd son "Can I please watch Jane Eyre tonight?"

1st son "The kids at school don't know anything. They don't
even know who Howard Keel is." 2nd son "My favorite songs in order are 1) Copacabana (Barry Manilow) 2) Good Vibrations (Beach Boys) and 3) any by Cat Stevens."
1st son "My favorite songs in order are 1) Fernando (Abba) 2) Baracuda (Heart) and 3) California Girls (Beach Boys)
NOW THAT IS SOME TASTE IN MUSIC!!!!!!
daughter, age 4- (playing Angel Gabriel in the nativity play) "Fear Not! Behold, I bring joy to all the people in the city of David! There's a Savior! He's Christ the Lord!"

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Gift from God Number Eighteen

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