"A Bit of Storm in our Relation Ship"

      Yes, I am going to go off course a bit on my thoughts of our "relation ship voyage" because I had a new thought come to me about it yesterday, I am rather glad it came to move me off course a bit because I have been torn between two relation ship voyages and maybe this will give me more time to ponder which I want to see go first. They are both the 2 most important ones, but I am having trouble deciding which comes first; sort of like the chicken or the egg thought. Want to help me out on the thought as to which to do first?  That will give it away, but then maybe it won't get much response anyway. Which relation ship sails first: the one with God OR the one with yourself?!?!!? You are welcome to write your opinions of which you feel I should write about first. I would love any and all feedback on this, OR any of my blogs, for that matter. And now we will move on to my voyage deviation.

     So yesterday, due to feeling yucko Friday afternoon and only slightly better yesterday, I chose to just lay around and relax a bit, probably more than I should have. But what is done is done, and what I didn't get done is still not done and still waiting. Anyway, I have been watching "The Lord of the Rings" movies. As my family can tell you, I TOTALLY prefer the books, but I tried watching this time without comparing to the books. Hard for me, but I managed quite well except for an occasional, "That is NOT how it happened" muttered  aloud. And since I was home alone, no one had to listen or comment back. BUT as I watched "Return of the King" and saw the reaction between Frodo and Sam and all the mess they had to deal with along the way it made me think of all relation ships!! Aren't there always messes to deal with? Created by one or another in the relation ship OR by others, circumstances, etc., just as easily.

     So after all the mess Frodo and Sam went through how did they turn out in the end? Did they fight and disagreee and swear to never see or speak to one another again. Did they blame each other for all the misunderstood incidents, for the whipering lies of others they should not have trusted? They started out at best friends AND trusted companions. But how did it end for them after all they had to go through. Have any of you ever seen the movie? If you haven't then you don't know what happens. Good motivation to watch them. So I will just take a minute to fill you in.

     There is a time that Frodo chooses to listen to the whispering of the adversary in the movie known as Gollom or Smeagol. And Sam starts to leave at probably the time Frodo needed him most. BUT it was Frodo who told him to go back. And Sam listened, sort of. This part reminded me of the old song, "You left me, just when I needed you most." Well, Sam's loyalty and heart and love for his dear friend kicked in, as well as his knowing that Gollum was not the best influence in Frodo's life. So Sam goes back and Frodo is glad to see him because Gollum had left him to be eaten by a spider, They still have a mountain, literally, of a journey to finish their mission. They finally do, although they think they will die there and that will be the end.

     However, other true friends come and save them in the nick of time. BUT what really touched me was the part where Frodo recognizes what Sam really meant to him and still means to him. The loving tender caring looks they share as they realize that they made it through the rotten mess around them was enough to bring me to tears. That's not really very hard, but it also made me stop and think. HOW do we know and recognize a true crew member in our realtion ship/life voyage?!!? Isn't it the person that sticks by our side no matter how hard it gets and keeps going through every trial with us. Pushing us to become better and stronger?! AND those trials, done together in love, kindness, respect, and patience makes that relation ship the strongest ship there is. There will be no sinking a ship like that and it will only go on and become stronger and better because of what the crew went through together. 

     TRIALS FACED TOGETHER CAN MAKE US STRONGER!