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Showing love every day.

April 2, 2010 by Sonia Marsh

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I know this may not look like much to you, but to me it’s a sign that my husband loves me. Almost every morning, before I stumble into the kitchen, Duke has boiled the kettle, filled up my stainless steel coffee pot and two mugs (one for coffee, one to heat up milk) with boiling water, and placed small covers on each, with a towel to keep the warmth inside.

This is what you see underneath the towel

When I walk into the kitchen, I dump the hot water out of each receptacle and have steaming hot coffee. Yes, I do microwave the milk, and go one step further. I use this device to froth it up. I bought it at Peet’s.

But that’s not all he does for me. Duke also counts my four pills and places then in a nice bowl. (OK, I made this up. He does take my pills out, but I put them in the nice bowl for decoration.)


 In case you’re wondering, I take one multivitamin, one Omega-3, one calcium and one Joint support from Trader’s Joe’s, to make sure my joints don’t squeak too much at the gym.
These two small acts of kindness mean so much more to me than receiving gifts on commercial holidays like, Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day.
Two recent signs of love from my own sons were:
When my 15-year-old rode his bike in the rain, to buy me a hot water bottle. I couldn’t get out of bed due to a sore back. He came up with the idea and volunteered.
When my 22-year-old son pulled up a chair next to me and taught me how to use certain applications on the computer.

I believe actions, not gifts, are true signs of love. What do you think? Any loving actions to share?

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  1. Crimey says

    April 2, 2010 at 11:19 am

    Totally agree that actions are louder than words (or gifts).

  2. Jeanie says

    April 2, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    It is those little everyday things that mean so much, isn't it. Doc also has coffee ready for me when I get up. He gets up and starts the coffee and goes back to bed so it is ready for me when I get up…not as fancy as yours, but I appreciate it. He also asks me
    every morning "What can I do for you today?" Your boys' actions are very special signs of their love for you. My son spent 3 hours last Sunday taking care of the crazy Comcast conversion thing on our many (too many) TVs.

  3. Mads and Kelli says

    April 2, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    those are the signs of true love..
    and we are blessed to receive them.

    those little acts of kindness…

  4. LadyFi says

    April 2, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    I totally agree that small acts of kindness are a true sign of love. My kids often give me massages and lovely drawings and necklaces they have made themselves.

  5. Robert the Skeptic says

    April 2, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    I get the coffee all made up so all one has to do in the morning is push the start button.

    But… my wife and I have this "waiting game" we play; lying there in the morning waiting to see which one of us suffers the greater caffeine denial longer than the other, relents, and gets out of the warm bed to push the button. Its a way for us to test our devotion to one another.

    Though I usually go get her the second cup… so I must love her more. *grins*

  6. Brenda says

    April 3, 2010 at 5:46 am

    I think we are all different, some of enjoy acts of kindness, some of us gifts and some of us enjoy kind words. I think that any of those things show that the other person is thinking of you, and that makes you feel loved and special.

  7. Scriber's Web says

    April 4, 2010 at 9:06 am

    It took me twenty years to realize what you said! I was young and foolish when I got married. I wanted love poems and god knows what else! Ha ha. Finally I have realized that it is the little things that count in a big way. I am very lucky to be married for 26 years to a wonderful man. He may not write love poems for me but he cooks dinners for me every night and takes care of me.

  8. Jientje says

    April 4, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Indeed, the little things to let you know they love you are so much more important!

  9. Nezzy says

    April 5, 2010 at 6:03 pm

    You are blessed my sister. Yep, I agree, it's those small tokens that shout I Love You loud and clear.

    God bless and have a beautiful day!!!

  10. Jungle Mom says

    April 6, 2010 at 8:50 am

    My husband brings me coffee, which we prepare the same way as you do, every morning!
    Acts of love are so important to me and seeing how your family loves you made me smile!

  11. Phivos Nicolaides says

    April 7, 2010 at 6:28 am

    Those little things which make the difference! Best wishes Sonia.

  12. Smita Tewari says

    April 9, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    Lucky girl! many would die to be in ur shoes! how does this magic happen?

  13. Murr Brewster says

    April 10, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    Yes. Dave replaces all the batteries in our smoke detectors on Valentine's Day. I go completely berserk when they go off in the middle of the night, which is the only time they do. He's my hero.

  14. Phivos Nicolaides says

    April 13, 2010 at 3:06 am

    I agree with you!

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