Glimpses of White Wednesday ... the C word

com•fort

Pronunciation: \ˈkəm(p)-fərt\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunforter,

comforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen greatly,

from Latin com- + fortis strong

Date: 13th century

1 : to give strength and hope to : CHEER

2 : to ease the grief or trouble of : CONSOLE

— com•fort•ing•ly \-fər-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

cud•dle

Pronunciation: \ˈkə-dəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): cud•dled; cud•dling \ˈkəd-liŋ, ˈkə-dəl-iŋ\

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1520

transitive verb : to hold close for warmth or comfort or

in affectionintransitive verb : to lie close or snug : NESTLE, SNUGGLE

— cud•dler \ˈkəd-lər, ˈkə-dəl-ər\ noun

Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete,

women should try and give their best qualities to men –

bring them softness, teach them how to cry.

                                                                        Joan Baez

                                                               life is fragile, handle it with prayer

Have we told you lately that we love you? We do!

Dear Moms, Dads,Wives, Sisters, Brothers, Aunts, Uncles, Girlfriends, Loved Ones.... yes- all loved ones ... and most of all our soldiers,

Have we told you lately how proud we are? How much we love you? How much we're thinking of you? That we are here for you? Because we are... in our prayers, moments throughout the day, when we see someone in uniform, speak to a friend, correspond with someone else on line. Thank you for the sacrifice of being away from home, your loved ones - for us, for America, for freedom.

Have we told you lately that we love you - We Love You!