Sunday, September 23, 2018

Julianne and how quickly she falls asleep

Not very often, but sometimes, Julianne will fall asleep at night when I talk to her. Very often, she will fall asleep when I read scriptures to her at night. That sentence makes me sound like Mr. Collins trying to pontificate on Fordyce's Sermons. What I mean is, we sometimes read ten verses or so from the scriptures at night in bed, and usually she's asleep by the time I start the second verse.

But on occasion, we are just laying there and I'm talking about something and she falls asleep. This can be confirmed by me saying, "are you asleep?" and her not responding. I used to think it was just the boring monotone level of my voice, or how quiet and soft I'm trying to be. But I have arrived at a new conclusion. 

Julianne knew I could be her husband and it would be okay because during our courtship, she always felt safe and as though what we were doing was just a natural step in life. When she is in bed, and I am there next to her, she feels safe. She knows that everything is okay, and that the persons she loves the most, and who loves her the most, is just right there. So, with all well in her life, and being at liberty to relax, because she can trust me, she finally does so for the day, and promptly falls asleep. It's similar to how a child is happy in a home if they are singing. She's safe if she is sleeping.

So, when Julianne falls asleep while listening to me talk, it is in reality a reflection of her love for me. Which is why it never annoys me, it just amuses me. What's even funnier is when she wakes back up in twenty minutes and wants to continue the conversation, or start a brand new one. I'll update that list as I can remember them or as they come, because there's been some real whingdingers.

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