Saying I Love You In Meaningful Ways

Love is the most often searched word on Google with 3 billion results.
"I Love You" is said to be one of the most sought after expressions in a relationship.

What Love Is

Love is said to be a feeling of strong constant affection for a person. Other say love is not a feeling but an ability. A popular belief is that when a persons forehead is often kissed it indicates that they are truly loved. Others say when you have an overwhelming urge to shout it out from the housetops you're most likely deeply in love.

Family is about love and love is about family. It's no wonder the procreative power center is triggered based on expressions of affection and love. When the welfare. affections and protection of a close friend is important to you they often become the initial part of the making of a new family.  That said, knowing how to say I love you may be the most important lesson of one's life.

Saying I Love You

The fact is true love is a deep and active concern for the lasting welfare of others. Such a concern is expressed every day in various ways. Take to time to convey your love for all your loved ones and most of all don't miss it when someone expresses that love without the spoken word.

"If you're wondering how to say 'I love you'... Just show it each and every day."

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Wake Up - The Lights On Outside

This weekend Brenda and I entertained our one and only granddaughter, KK. Since the beginning KK and Brenda were the very best of friends and for awhile I have to admit I felt a bit of an outcast. You know the feeling. Like being on the outside, on a frigid day, looking in.  Brenda and KK have an unspoken language, energy and shared understanding of their girly girl universe that I simply know nothing about. That said, KK just did not quite know I fit in her world.

Well, you know what they say, If it's cold inside, turn the heat up. So I did just that.  I made a slideshow of KK from birth. We both made a big muppet style hand puppet together. We baked cookies together and I let her play my keyboard. Knowing that she loves to talk on the cell phone, sing and play along with nursery rhymes on my keyboard, I composed a jazzy version of her favorite nursery rhyme songs and called it KK's Nursery Room, which I recorded  and Brenda sent to her via cell phone. She called back saying she loved the song and over a short period of time an unconditional affection grew.

Five things made this visit particularly special for me.  First of all, although KK seems to personally own just about every stuffed animal and doll ever made, she favors the puppet we both made together over most of her other stuffed friends.

The third took place Saturday morning when I was trying to catch a few more winks before rising and starting the day. I felt a small thud and peculiar presence on my pillow breathing gently on my nose.  After I managed to open one eye I saw the welcomed intruder eagerly smiling back at me. "Good Morning. Wake up granddad," she said. "The lights on outside." Could any moment be sweeter than that?

The rest of the day went much the same way as it began. She put me in a head lock and when I asked her why she was clinging, she said without hesitation, "Because I love you granddaddy." She certainly has her own way of expressing it. But I'll take what I can get. A few hours later I hear my two crazy girls burst into laughter following a big gold medal burp belted out by MaMarie. After KK had a good belly laugh over the whole thing, she then repeated the burping incident and laughed again and again.

Another incident that made this weekend visit particularly special is the fact that she finally became friends with our house cat, scamper. Scamper prides herself on being the center of attention which is slightly diminished when KK comes to visit. Needless to say this shifting of attention usually toys with her esteem. But not this time. KK learned how to rub Scamper's head just the way she likes it. From that moment on they became best bed buddies. When KK jumps on the bed Scamper remains and even trys to share in some of the fun.

Last but not least, our granddaughter was dubbed KK by yours truly. I always thought is was a grandparent's prerogative to call one's grandchild whatever he or she deemed appropriate and KK just seemed right for me. Well on the final day of her weekend visit we called her Kaylah. Quickly we were corrected.  "My name is KK", she exclaimed. Not only has she accepted her nick-name, she insisted on being called KK from that moment on.

The slideshow included the many trips we took to the park playing on the swings and blowing bubbles.  Well, I guess you know the rest of the story. The fact is KK loved her granddad all along. She just needed to see, hear and relive the many memories we made together in order to truly appreciate her place in my world.

KK and her cousin Mekaylah both have vibrant personalities. They are old souls and are fast learners. They will likely be the center of our next family reunions for years to come. The stories we'll tell about their antics and attainments will keep us all enthralled and entertained for hours. Not to mention the slideshows we'll show, songs they'll sing and stories we'll tell while watching them grow. The photos we will take and the family mementos we will craft. This will be a reunion like no other and Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app will help us put it all together.

Happy family reunion planning to you and yours.

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She Loves It!

Don't you love it when someone acknowledges your hard work? I sure do.  Fact is, we just don't say thank you enough, not to mention those three little words, "I love you". I resolve to make a concerted effort to express my gratitude to those who work so hard on my behalf, especially Brenda, my wife, only mother of my children and partner in all that I do. 

So I'm on my phone reading my email, which I do about 10 times a day, when I see a customer service request from a fellow family reunion planner.  She's having trouble setting up Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web application from her IE browser. I help her troubleshoot by first bringing up her browser version on a similar device I am using. Everything loads fine for me but not for her. I don't understand it. I hate unresolved web app issues, so I commence doing a cross browser diagnostic and prepare a series of troubleshooting questions for her.

Before I submit my reply I notice a message from her. Somehow she figured out, completely on her own, that Google Chrome has a more reliable configuration for Fimark's web app, so she writes back: "I was able to access it after I downloaded Google Chrome." A sigh of relief. Then she says those three little words everyone wants to hear... "I love it!" And she adds three more words, "Thanks so much."

I can't help but wonder though, exactly what feature is it that she loved so much? 

Is it the event planning checklist with the To Do List, tips and guides revealing each feature of the even planner as you step through the planning process?

Is it the 8 inspiring poems specifically written by a family reunion planner for reunion events? 

Is it the event creator or the RSVP status app or the colorful flyers or maybe the 5 reunion themes each with itinerary and matching t-shirt ensembles? 

All I know is she loves it. And that's good enough for me. So I'll keep giving my best and hope that it leads to a meaningful event planning experience. 

Another comment came in this month: "Thanks again and I love what I have experimented with so far. Nice and organized."

And this comment came in 4 weeks ago: "Thanks so much Mark. I was so engrossed with it I forgot to reply. It's wonderful."

Wow! We're on a roll.  Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social is becoming everything we hoped it would be.  Make someones day. 

In conclusion:Take the time to express your gratitude to the ones who need it most each and everyday. It means a lot to those quiet loyals who are working hard in the background holding it all together.  And to all of you who take the time to say thank you, four little words in reply: You're so very welcome.