Love Deeply
One of my favorite Christian inspirational songs is Love In Any Language by Sandi Patti. This song speaks volumes to me. Everyone understands LOVE universally. Love is something everyone craves.
It fails to amaze me how after nearly 32 years I love my husband more now than the day I first married him. My DH tells me sometimes his heart tickles because he loves me so and we’ve both have experienced physically aching hearts when we’re separated.
According to e-How.com “When a person falls in love, the “happy” chemical dopamine and the “trust” chemical oxytocin increase to very high levels.” Perhaps this stimulates the tickling sensation my DH describes and the over-powering giddiness I feel. This article primarily deals with the effects of a broken heart, but it stands to reason that similar chemical changes occur within a person’s heart if they are madly in love, i.e longing, tickling, or giddiness impressions.
Recently, I read the words from first Peter commanding us to love deeply. How can the heart continue to love so much? This is totally perplexing to me. I feel like my heart is a sponge just soaking up more and more love for my DH as the years go by.
To love deeply extends beyond my DH, I learned. Once I became a mother of our first DD I could not imagine loving a child any more than I loved her. I selfishly worried I couldn’t begin to love another child equally the same, but I was wrong.
Somehow God instilled in me the ability to not only love equally but differently with all three of my children. Like with my DH, I continue to love deeply as the years pass with my children. Often times I find my heart aches, as I reflect on bygone years when they small. This will always be with me. Somewhere amidst my sadness, I sense gladness, as the Lord returns a smile to my heart.
My Thursday Two Questions are:
1. Have you ever experienced intense feelings of the heart from being in love for years?
2. Do you love anyone else other than your spouse with a deep love? I’m sure you can answer yes to this one, so really add something more.
Perhaps you noticed I answered these questions before listing them. I hope you’ll kindly leave your answers in my comments. I always make an effort in responding to every person and visiting their blog. Have a lovely Thursday!
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15 Comments
Cathy Kennedy
@Shanae…I’m glad you liked what I posted. Although my life has been good, I find encouragement and inspiration from women who have been far less fortunate who found strength to rise above their inner doubts.
@Rhonda…it would be an honor, if you wish to repost. That’s what I’m here for to try to share something with my friends to fill them with a little happiness and love.
@SquirrelQueen…we all sense different things when we’re in love, even deep love which comes from a long relationship. It doesn’t mean just because one senses something different from other is any better, it’s just the way one’s body handles the chemical changes. But, the tickling sensation my DH feels is cute. It always makes me smile. =D
Judy Sheldon-Walker
My parents had such a love but it was not always so. Mother thought many times of leaving my father, but they became close in the end. I watch with longing and beg forgiveness for it as I see the happiness some have. They seem to cherish one another. I am trying to just be contented with what I have in my marriage as my husband is not affectionate or supportive.
My friends and children are a different matter. I treasure them and they me. I treasure my relationship with God above all other relationships.
SquirrelQueen
The tickling sensation your DH has is not only cute but very romantic. My hubby and I have only been married 15 years but each year the love grows. When we are apart for a few days we miss each other and sometimes come close to running out of minutes on our phones.
I really don’t feel that deep kind of love for anyone else. The only child we have is my hubby’s daughter who lives in another state.
Cathy Kennedy
@Judy…couples are different. Although your husband may not be affectionate or supportive, I’m sure he loves you deeply. For some men, it’s difficult to express themselves the way they should. I chaulk this up to not having the proper influence in their own lives growing up. A prayer I prayed years ago was for God to change my heart to understand my husband better. In the process, He changed us both. Cherish what you have in your husband, your friends, and children. God will find away to bless you through each person.
Cathy Kennedy
@Judy…couples are different. Although your husband may not be affectionate or supportive, I’m sure he loves you deeply. For some men, it’s difficult to express themselves the way they should. I chaulk this up to not having the proper influence in their own lives growing up. A prayer I prayed years ago was for God to change my heart to understand my husband better. In the process, He changed us both. Cherish what you have in your husband, your friends, and children. God will find away to bless you through each person.
Judy Sheldon-Walker
My parents had such a love but it was not always so. Mother thought many times of leaving my father, but they became close in the end. I watch with longing and beg forgiveness for it as I see the happiness some have. They seem to cherish one another. I am trying to just be contented with what I have in my marriage as my husband is not affectionate or supportive.
My friends and children are a different matter. I treasure them and they me. I treasure my relationship with God above all other relationships.
Cathy Kennedy
@JamericanSpice…a mother’s love for her children is truly deep. There’s nothing else quite like it, is there?
JamericanSpice
1. No.
2. I love my children with a deep love…and maybe my mother even though I did not grow with her.
Your post is very interesting and gives me pause to think deeply. Thank you for sharing.
Cathy Kennedy
@Shanae…I’m glad you liked what I posted. Although my life has been good, I find encouragement and inspiration from women who have been far less fortunate who found strength to rise above their inner doubts.
@Rhonda…it would be an honor, if you wish to repost. That’s what I’m here for to try to share something with my friends to fill them with a little happiness and love.
@SquirrelQueen…we all sense different things when we’re in love, even deep love which comes from a long relationship. It doesn’t mean just because one senses something different from other is any better, it’s just the way one’s body handles the chemical changes. But, the tickling sensation my DH feels is cute. It always makes me smile. =D
SquirrelQueen
The tickling sensation your DH has is not only cute but very romantic. My hubby and I have only been married 15 years but each year the love grows. When we are apart for a few days we miss each other and sometimes come close to running out of minutes on our phones.
I really don’t feel that deep kind of love for anyone else. The only child we have is my hubby’s daughter who lives in another state.
Rhonda Neely
Hi Cathy! What a heartwarming article. I can see reposting/linking this article on my blog site in the near future.
I love my spouse with a deep love, as well as my mother, father, children, and my niece.
Thanks for a beautifully touching post!
Shanae Branham
I really like the symbol you used in this post. Love truly is the most powerful language. Thank you for these inspiring words, “It’s wonderful when someone can rise from the pit of their personal Hell to become an example of inspiring hope for others who are struggling to find themselves again.”, you left on Coreen’s post!
Cathy Kennedy
@Donnie…that’s wonderful! It’s so nice to learn of others who have a successful, loving marriage & family life.
@Amanda…The tickling sensation my DH gets is so cute. He actually clutches his heart and laughs. I’m always so awe-struck when he tells me when he feels like this. I’m just super giddy on the inside. Oh, I get tickled, too from happiness when I see my children happy, but it doesn’t tickle my heart. I suppose it is because the love is different. But, it’s nice all the same. Anytime you can love, then that’s pretty amazing.
Self Sagacity
1) This deep love is incredible and you are very lucky to have these feelings about love. No. I have experienced anxiety, but that is not the subject here. So back to love, I love my SO and have experience the separation / longing. But the tickling feeling would have been nice. 🙂
2) Yes, I love my children, in a different way. Yet, this kind of love for me tickles when I see them happy.
Donnie
Don and I have been married 44 years, 45 in June and I can truly say he is my soul mate.
I have a love for my family that is palpable and have been blessed that they reciprocate.