I have been receiving so many emails from different lists I subscribe to about how full their bellies are from Thanksgiving supper. This is the US Thanksgiving as in Canada, we celebrate in October. No matter. But how much focus on the day went into how full are their hearts?

Ole and I really had an amazing connection. That doesn’t mean we didn’t have our arguments and upsets. It means that we always felt how full our hearts were for each other. Sounds sappy doesn’t it but it is the truth.

We had decided early on in our marriage that we would have a book, a little spiral notebook, that we would write down 3 things we were thankful for. It could be anything from the car being washed to a sunny day.

But when we were going through a tough spot with each other, we would write down 3 things we were thankful for with each other. This helped with keeping the love flowing between us even though we were arguing.

This isn’t something we thought of and I am sure you have read this in other places but what we did was different. WE PUT IT INTO PRACTICE! We found we didn’t write much when times were good but when we needed the extra confirmation of our love, we used it.

So back to Thanksgiving…when you were giving thanks for all the great things in your life, did you include thanks for the love of your sweetheart? Did you give thanks for the fact you have a heart and soul connection to each other? Did you give thanks for finding each other in this world of billions of people and possibilities?

Maybe it was more important to think about the food and your full bellies. That’s fine, but now it is time to think about how full-with-love your hearts are for each other. Give thanks and sing praises every day for the love you share. Believe me, your hearts will swell and over flow with a passion for each other you have never felt before.

Being that food is such a focus at Thanksgiving, why not prepare a special dish or dessert that represents all the love you hold for each other. As you eat this delight and gaze lovingly into the eyes of your darling, you will both know there is a deeper meaning…a deeper feeling. There is loved baked right into every bite you take.

This is your secret. You don’t need to share it with the world. But you will share the feelings that flow between your hearts as you eat.

When you feel you want to share more love with your partner at other times of the year, whip up your very own special love potion again. As you share in the food you will share in those full-heart feelings.

To full hearts and full bellies, I give thanks for being here to share in the love. I give thanks for you in this sharing of love.

Most of all, I give thanks that I had Ole, our love and his wisdom in my life.

Brenda and Ole Poulsen

Passionate regards….Brenda