Love in Action

People have this misconception about Love. For some reason most people will tell you love is a feeling you have. But yet when they write love down, they usually tend to write down verbs, which as I can tell you as an english teacher, a verb is an action. So is it something we can do or is it something we can feel?

 Love is much more than butterflies in your stomach.

I had one of my girlfriends ask me recently How I knew I would love Diego for the rest of my life. Since, "because I just know"  isn't a good answer I decided to come up with a full answer, and here is what I know to be true.  

 First off, I decided that I would love Diego for the rest of my life on July 22, 2011. I made a promise to myself, to him, and to everyone else that was there, which was about 10 other people. haha. But a lot of people get married knowing and having in their mind that if YOU ever get unhappy... divorce is an option. Bad way to start out a lifelong love. No good mother thinks, well, If I become unhappy with my children, I can divorce  them. Because love doesn't abandon, love cares and protects. There are things that love just does and doesn't do. Not Feel. DO. So, why can good mothers and fathers promise a lifelong love to their children, but not their spouse. People think, oh well, my kids are different. -Ya exactly, You aren't going to share the rest of your life with your kids. They're going to leave you someday. You won't share intimacy with them, you aren't a team with your children. You are the other half to your spouse. So the truth is, you're right, you should love your spouse more than your kids. Is that so far fetched nowadays?

 One of my old friends Zan put on facebook a few weeks back that she has changed her life and that even though she still makes  mistakes(just ask her husband) she was becoming a better person. And I thought that was so funny and so truthful, because the person who knows all our flaws are our spouses. They can point them out so easy for us, and most people don't like that. Most of us can't stand another imperfect individual criticizing us. So perhaps love has been lost because we have become more selfish, instead of taking care and loving others we tend to only focus on ourselves. So, stop criticizing your spouse. Encourage them, help them: give your tears, sweat, and blood for them. And I promise, you will FEEL love! 

So I wanted to start this trend of showing love in action. So, if you see some type of patient or kind gesture. Take a picture, since you have your hand in hand at all times, and then hashtag it #LoveInAction and send it my way.

I will start off with one and then show off all the fun we had on vacation!!

enjoy!!

 

 

 #LoveinAction   Benji's grandpa sat down to read with him.

*Giving his Time*

 

 

 

Benji loved the beach and the sand. He had so much fun.

He got to ride a pony.

He took pictures of himself. A LOT!! too many to show.

He ate really good! Even though it was usually at another table with another family.

He got to try on a Mexican sombrero

He figured out that the sugar donuts(medialunas) are the best ones!!

 

He jumped around with Mommy

And with Daddy too.

 

He got picked on by daddy and the sunscreen.

 

 

Then, He had to start preschool.

  

And he was not happy! I told him he should've gone to bed.
Should've listened to mommy!!

 

But then, when I picked him up, he didn't want to leave... so what do I know.

 

 

Happy Wednesday! <3