Color connecting with lavender & the emotion valve...

As I was sitting there completely basking in the uplifting lesson that was being taught @ church today I couldn't help but notice that this particular instructor always matched her displays to her outfit which happened to be a shade of purple.  You may have called the color in between a periwinkle & lavender.  I love the lessons that are taught for they always give a renewed sense to be a better person but because I connect everything with color I couldn't help but connect to an image I saw on my annual Sat. night trip to the grocery store.

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Even though it was a pretty image I thought it was pretty girly. I usually associate lavender or purple as one of the most feminine colors. A color that usually doesn't communicate to me very well except lately because you see I have been feeling extra girly. I mean I had already shed tears three times that day, two of the times legit & the other because I over heard someones husband on the phone with his wife being guided down the ice cream isle to make sure he brought home the right one that she must have been craving?  Well ok I didn't actually shed a tear but it made me feel all tender inside thinking about family relationships & how I've sent husband on many of late night trips.  You see I welcome tears outside of the few days that lead up to the cycle because they are usually more rational & the true tears usually mean that I can actually feel emotion. Let me explain....After I found out I was going to have triplets when the twins were only 22 months I thought surely my emotion valve would be shut off as I went into survival over-drive.  I thought for sure I was going to become numb to everything and become a complete zombie & that scared me.  I've been to that place before & I didn't like it one bit.  There is nothing worse than trading in empathy for apathy.  I prayed really hard that I would be able to feel through this whole experience & on the whole I'm happy to say I've been able to stay soft which I am so thankful for.  So in honor of soft, feminine girl power let's celebrate by looking @ lavenderish images of home decor but no tears necessary.

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