*SpIcY Love*

Who here remembers or has heard of the dashing tv series, "The Thorn Birds"?

(my hand is raised;)

Just Mom and Me took just 2 days and watched it all. I quite enjoyed it. I enjoyed it immensely with Mom. Yes, you must keep the fast forward button close as you watch, and just awkward giggle through the obvious. Oh, the "spicy love" in that show! The funniest part about me watching it is the fact that Mom is the suggester. We admittedly both share soft spots for this kinda stuff. Chick flicks, overly lovey dovey, near oh so steamy parts, true love flicks. We've shared The Notebook, Pride and Prejudice, Twilight Books,(and with the exceptions of the movies) now Thorn Birds, etc. We're there, giggling all the way. (heehee;)

I'm happy we can share the awkward giggle, totally obvious, "Oookkkkaayy" moments together. And of course the priceless playing of 'handsome comments' about guys who are now probably ancient. It's such a special funny;) A special-funny bond too;)

BUT, besides the spicy scandals and hm, scenes, you really can take a lot from this show about life.

>Possible Spoiler<

I couldn't believe Maggie's life. Love life, and life in general. She continuously was losing dear things and wondering why. And at most times, if this was non-fictional, I even wondered what God's reasons were for each loss. She was losing everything. Immediate family, home, children, husband, happiness. And to top it off, her whole life she had to battle with this forbidden love. Fists came out towards God. Mom pointed out that she obviously believed in God, but just hated him.

When the story came to closing and everything was unraveling and stitching off as well, is when it all hits the most.

Hidden Lessons;

• Be careful to keep the right things close and with you forever, yet also watch what you allow to stay too close and too long. It may hurt, or may reward you in the end.
• Shutting up instead, is not a bad thing at all most of the time. Think and try your hardest to understand before you speak.
• Don't ever cut your parents out of life. Failure will be a just about guarantee.
• Listen to them, and really, just do what they say.
• Fact: They are smarter then you. Be honest, without them and their knowledge, we're so stupid.
• Learn from their rights and their unfortunate wrongs. Do this and someday you'll get your seat as the smart 1 trying to get in the heads of, well, the stupid.
• Do not waste your life away trying your darndest to not be like them. It's most likely that the harder you try, the more you become them. And most likely, that won't be a bad thing.
• Do trust in God. He does have a plan just for you and, He never gives us anything we can not handle.

When Maggie lost her son, I figured out the reason why. She had a terrible relationship with her daughter. She didn't even really have a relationship with her at all. She admitted that she loved her son more than her. The same mistake her mother made with her. Maggie, just like her Mom, missed 20 years of her daughter's life, and wasn't getting them back. But, she listened to her Mom. She talked to her Mom. She learned. She solved. She mended her relationship with her daughter before it was just too late. That was such an important thing to accomplish, her son had to die for it. She was finally able to sort out her forbidden love except, it was sorted seconds before he died with her head in his lap.

She spent her whole life in a triangle and forbids, and got it all settled, too late. But, love, made it worth it all and that was the just the way it played out with them.

Love.

Oh, It is a fascinating thing isn't it?

Maggie and Ralph had a very spectacular, fascinating kind of it.

This show, was a fascinating thing.

The character's lives in this show, were fascinating and were full of lessons to listen and learn from.

I'm glad I got to see The Thorn Birds. I'm glad I have it with Mom. I'm happy it's now our thing.

Love.

I'm happy to know it.

I'm happy to have it.

I'm happy to have it unconditionally towards my family.

So happy for that! The love and closeness of your family is priceless.

(Don't ever lose it!)

I'm happy to have it unconditionally towards my God.

And I (Lord willingly think;) someday I will be able to have that unconditional love towards a husband and my own family.

But that's thinking really far ahead;)

Right Mom and Dad?

;)

Oh guys, I just love, love, love my family. So much.

(And "spicy love" chick flicks with Mom. Especially love that;)