tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535149725659813983.post6369209928224161244..comments2023-11-02T02:04:16.147-07:00Comments on Cartwheelsdownthehall: The Chase is All You KnowHolly http://www.blogger.com/profile/00206322571532656042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535149725659813983.post-80335423487190435022010-11-29T14:54:35.111-08:002010-11-29T14:54:35.111-08:00Holly- you're so good at putting words to marr...Holly- you're so good at putting words to marriage issues. I think you hit this spot on- I think 'fighting FOR' is the key to all this. We do have to 'fight for' our marriages otherwise we'll fold and be a part of the enormous number of divorces in the US. <br /><br />Thanks for speaking up! Thanks for letting us know we're not alone! <br /><br />xoxo<br />SarahSMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464398264923551406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535149725659813983.post-24994394695661475312010-11-29T10:07:11.194-08:002010-11-29T10:07:11.194-08:00This was refreshingly honest. Not dramatic, certai...This was refreshingly honest. Not dramatic, certainly not depressing, just telling it like it is. I'm not married, so I don't "get" it completely of course, but I do know that anyone who thinks they're not going to have to work to make it WORK is living in a fantasy land. I think having divorced parents like I do is a good way to teach you what you don't want to get yourself into-- what you should avoid and what you should strive for. I want my future children to live in the same house always, not gone half the time like I was with my joint custody situation.Cassiehttp://www.wittytitlehere.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535149725659813983.post-76940179560907777482010-11-28T06:37:23.066-08:002010-11-28T06:37:23.066-08:00I love this. I love this.
Did I say I love this?...I love this. I love this. <br /><br />Did I say I love this? <br /><br /><br />And yes, 'saute' is the perfect fix for hot dogs and peppers.<br /><br />Always reading- fluff-r-not, EmmaEmma @ She Got Marriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428127060904432648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535149725659813983.post-2965592849071845092010-11-27T21:20:48.139-08:002010-11-27T21:20:48.139-08:00my fiancee and I are already talking about how we ...my fiancee and I are already talking about how we will have to fight the inevitable subsiding of "love" as we know it right now. The feeling, the gushy lovey dovey stuff that may pop up every once in a while, but will not last long. <br /><br />But even without the gushy love, we are trying to begin a love that lasts far longer, rooted in Christ where we will both push the other to serve the lord and then each other so that we last. My fiancee has already started fighting for me and I know if we have problems he will do so again. And that is why I am so excited to marry him!<br /><br />Still reading your blog, just haven't had time to comment lately! :) <br />-Kate<br />http://tarheellassie.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4535149725659813983.post-83456305290025997362010-11-24T20:05:46.408-08:002010-11-24T20:05:46.408-08:00Absolutely spot on. I think people forget that not...Absolutely spot on. I think people forget that nothing in life - especially love - comes for free. You've got to put the elbow grease in it, so to speak. <br /><br />I love reading your blog and your insights and your wisdom and your humility. I totally relate to the feeling that you seem to be treading water, but never afraid that you'll drown - if that makes any sense. <br /><br />I think marriages fail because as a generation (I guess several generations now), no one works for anything anymore. We all feel that we're 'owed' something from life, whether it be a great career, excess money, love, kids, etc. The fact of the matter is that whoever told us we could have it all was lying. Humanity being totally whole and complete is an illusion. That's the beauty of living - that throughout your life the balances always change between what you want and what you can live without and what you need and what you don't have time for. <br /><br />Like you, there's just faith that at the end of the day it all works out the way it is supposed to. But contingent upon the points you brought up: listening, working hard, communicating clearly and to the point of what you mean (vs the word sprinkles we like to put on the doughnut that is the point of the conversation, which only distract us from the doughnut), and forgiveness. People need to forgive themselves and forgive each other. <br /><br />We all fall down. But finding someone who either picks you up or helps you fall down less, that's magic.<br /><br /><3Justinhttp://www.justinyourmind.comnoreply@blogger.com