When Calls My Heart

In order to sleep at night I need noise.  I find it relaxing to watch and then fall asleep.  Since the conversion to digital television, we get just a few stations.  They all have nothing good on at night.  I have resorted to Netflix.  I watch series so that if I sleep through an episode I can go back and watch it again (though that sometimes take me three attempts).  The shows that are currently on Netflix that I enjoy I have watched all the way through at least twice with some being three.  Some of my Facebook friends watch the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart.  So I started thinking I would easily fall asleep to this as I would find it boring.  I am not sure why as many years ago I did like the Hallmark Channel movies.  Well, I surprised myself and I love it.  It is probably considered a female show but I do enjoy the romance between the two main characters; and it doesn't hurt that the leading male actor is cute.

Now, this type of show my husband hates.  There is no killing though there is some fighting; there is clean language, no love scenes or nudity of any kind.  When there is a show on that I or my children are watching and he thinks it's a dumb one, and he makes rude jokes or comments about it.  We ask him to be quiet and he can't help himself.

While watching this show and the interaction (romance) between all of the characters but especially the two lead male and female ones I have realized a few things about my marriage.  Now I am not a very romantic person; I am independent and not a typical female.  But, the way these characters treat each other I know that my husband severly lacks in these departments.  Yes, I do some also.  Was my husband always like this?  No.  What changed?  Life, some me, but alot has to do with how he really views relationships.  He courted me and once we were married, then the realy him was there.  Now I know I have changed some, but for the most part my beliefs have stayed the same.  So, my husband's idea of a wife has been in his mind since he was a teenager.  He never told me any of these desires, expectations or thoughts.  Years later after having children I am informed what my husband thinks a wife/mom should do, act and interact with him/children.  I have not meet his needs in all areas of a wife and some areas for the children.  

So  helpful suggestion to my children and they do hear it, you really don't know someone until you have been with them for at least ten years.  I don't mean dating but either married or living together.

I am still finding out new expectations my husband has as I have been going through my parents belongings and the inheritance I have received.

I hope you can watch this series and enjoy it as much as I have.