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| Mon, 09-15-2003 - 9:19am |
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!! Today, we're going to talk about how to tell your mate that you love them. It is always understood, but sometimes not actually said enough. And sometimes, our actions just don't show it like they should.
Title: I Need You
Source: 15 MInute Devotions for Couples
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4-13
Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 13:4
" Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
I Need You
I need you in my times of strength and in my weakness;
I need you when you hurt as much as when I hurt.
There is no longer the choice as to what we will share:
We will either share all of life or be fractured persons.
I didn't marry you out of need or to be needed.
We were not driven by instincts or emptiness;
We made a choice to love.
But I think something supernatural happens at the point of marriage commitment ( or maybe it's actually natural.)
A husband comes into existence; a wife is born.
He is a whole man before and after, but at a point in time he becomes a man who is also a husband;
That is- a man who needs his wife.
She is a whole woman before and after.
But from now on she needs him.
She is herself but now also part of a new unit.
Maybe this is what is meant in saying,"What God hath joined together."
Could it be He really does something special at "I do"?
Your despair is mine even if you don't tell me about it.
But when you do tell, the sharing is easier for me;
And you also can then share from my strength in that weakness.
Prayer:
Father God, I want my mate to know that I love them . Teach me to be more open about my feelings. Help me be a student of my mate so that I know what actions and words make them feel loved. Amen.
Do something special for your mate this week that lets them know how very much you love and need them. Sometimes I think we get so wrapped up in this TTC journey, that we forget the very simple pleasures in life. Rekindle that magic spark again and wonderful things can happen.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!!!

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Well, I dont know what is going on with me. I think I have o'ed, but I dont know. None of the usual cm, but I would have by now anyway. I did get tender bb's like last month. Can that happen around o? I think I am going to have to get an opk if it doesnt happen this month so I dont have to wonder. I think I did O in the last couple of days, but dh and I havent bd'ed in the last 3 days. BUT, for the week 1/2 before that we were rabbits, so I think I gave God plenty to work with this month if He decideds that its time, and thats all I can do.
I hope everyone had a great weekend and I will check in later!
Oli
Katie
Married to highschool sweetheart since 8-12-02
Jen
I'm gonna try to ignore all the twitch and twinges, swollen and sore BB's, headaches, backaches, tiredness, etc. that I have just about every month now, I've finally realized, they're all normal for me. However, all these things have started a little sooner this time than in previous cycles. Usually they start about the week before AF, I've had these same symptoms since "O", so I'm not exactly sure what to think. Trying not to obsess too much ( Yeah right! ) I don't ever know if by the grace of God I do get pg, whether I'll even know it. I think we would all like to think that "we would just know".
Well GL to everyone here and I'm sending everyone some ((((Patience~~~~~ and BFP vibes))
Please send me some ((Heat, Patience, BFP vibes~~~~~ ))) too !!!
~Lisa O~ C5 CD18 5DPO
http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/24884
Its nice to be back. Our trip was not so hot! It rained the whole time. Yuk.
I did take another test on fri morn. before we left. I think it was Accue-home or something, all these stupid tests get confusing, anyway I had a very almost non-existant faint line. I thought I could wait till we got home to test again but I didn't and tested w/ fre sat morn and got another VERY faint pos. It also took at least a minute to show.
It was super light but there.
The reason I didn't mark my chart is because last month I had 2 faint pos with answer hpt and got AF on CD44. I feel just like I did last month, so I am not going to test till friday, that should be CD40 and if the line is super dark I'll believe it.
My cycles range between 32-37 days. I also have cramps. Blah.
I'll post my chart. I didn't temp on sat and sun because my sleep was all messed up. So ignore those days.
I hope evryone is doing well and Oing and Af is not SHOWING!!
Sharyn
http://www.FertilityFriend.com/home/2c683
Chrissy- I was so sorry to see your BFN. I was so sure you were gonna get a BFP! Man! Your chart looked so good!
Edited 9/15/2003 1:53:15 PM ET by jsjg2003
Jen
Haven't really had a chance to check in with a post today. DH and I are in the midst of our own little "Festival of Love"! I've been teasing him all weekend with that phrase and its working hehe. Today was my Magic MIL day and I'm a sucker for that stuff so I woke DH up at 5am this morning for some spooning BD'ing. I can only hope that I'm getting ready to O and that trip didn't mess me up too badly.
Lisa, love the devotional today! It really is so easy to focus on TTC and forget everything else. I'm with you this month.. no IPS for me and if you hear me starting, please just set me straight hehe
Sharyn, your chart looks awesome! Here are all the ~~~vibes~~~~ you need!
Oli, if you see that O fairy, please send her my way and I'll do the same for you :)
Everyone else, hope you are having a fabulous day!
Kathy
TTC #1
C5 cd 16
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/24266
Well GL to everyone here and I'm sending everyone some ((((Patience~~~~~ and BFP vibes))
Please send me some ((Heat, Patience, BFP vibes~~~~~ ))) too !!!
~Lisa O~ C5 CD18 5DPO
http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/24884
I'm sorry I haven't been posting as much as I wish I could. You have certainly been in my thoughts and prayers. Your chart looks like its shaping up and you really did hit the BD'ing at the right time. I was posting at the same time you were earlier hehe but wanted to come back and send you some ~~~~~heat -- patience -- BFP vibes~~~~~
LoLove & Hugs,
Kathy
Thanks for a great devotion today!
Sharyn
I'm not trying to be a whiner or anything, and I wasn't necessarily speaking of any of the "Sisters". I have posted in the other folders before ---- "AF", "Waiting for "O" / BD", "2ww", 1ww, and welcomed many newbies, and offered congratulations, well wishes, advice if I thought I could help etc, and it's just frustrating when you post looking for a little support from other folders, and you're totally overlooked. I had stopped posting in the other folders for that very reason and was so glad to have a place to come everyday with our "Sisters" thread where I knew I would be supported. It would be different if I always was asking questions constantly and not offering responses to others, but my 680 some odd posts I think shows I try to be very supportive and thoughtful of others. I hope I am anyway. But I thought I would post in another folder on Sat. and as of about 5pm today I think , there was no responses, so I posted to myself thinking somebody might get the hint. Oh well, childish probably, hormonal even more likely, but from here on out my posts will probably stay within this thread where I KNOW I'm supported. NO more of me spending HOURS to post to others. Just doesn't seem like I'm helping as much as I thought I was. OK, enough of my vent for today !!!
Anne, are you OK ??????? Still haven't heard from you today. Hope AF isn't being a bad guest for you. Hope to hear from you soon.
Well GL to everyone here and I'm sending everyone some ((((Patience~~~~~ and BFP vibes))
Please send me some ((Heat, Patience, BFP vibes~~~~~ ))) too !!!
~Lisa O~ C5 CD18 5DPO
http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/24884
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