Love Is a Grain of Sand … Many, Many Grains
Love is not just in the big investments — buying you a car or paying for your college education. And it’s not just in the “right” answer to questions like, “If both of us were drowning and you could save only one, who would it be?” or in making sweeping declarations of, “I love you so much, I would die for you.”
It’s also in the small, homely gestures. Like the fact that my husband does laundry on his days off and hangs my hand-washed hosiery to dry on the shower door, or how he brings me the paper each morning because he knows I like to read the funnies while I’m doing my makeup. And the fact that I’m dragging my non-morning-person butt out of bed at 4:30 a.m. again to shower and get dressed and be ready to take my daughter to before-school tutoring at 5:45. And that — on my way to an insanely early work day — I’m stopping by the drugstore to pick up some makeup she mentioned needing last night; not that she would remember it by tonight, anyway, but because she asked something reasonable and I can say “Yes.”
And because she’ll feel a warm little spark when she sees the package on the bathroom counter tonight and will know she’s remembered and loved.
What small acts of love have you given and received today? I’d like to know. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy when I see someone’s thoughtfulness for another.
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That’s sweet
Today I posted a story on my blog ratting myself out on something nice I *tried* to do for my hubs and how it backfired. Hubs will read it shortly….
Dawn’s last blog post..From the Archives - Gift of the Magi
My hunny (http://rhodester.net) & I have an ongoing understanding that we’ll each do what we can as we can. Thus, we never have to hesitate to ask the other for help since we’ve often just offered help in turn. There’s no tallying which is a kindness in itself & there’s always honesty which is the ultimate kindness.
Last night, he prepped the dinner, I served it, he cleaned up, I made our after-dinner coffees.. ^_^ I feel extra loved those mornings he comes home from a night-shift w/a muffin for me & he recognizes the love in each tweak I do of his blog. ~_^
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“Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” ~ Robert Heinlein
Dorian aka coffeeister |_|)’s last blog post..Time lost is where moments are found
What she said (above) (or will it be below once I post? Hmmm..)
RhodesTer’s last blog post..Employee Of The Month
Yep.. above!
RhodesTer’s last blog post..Employee Of The Month
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