"A Walk to Remember"
Through tears this afternoon, I finally heard the true story of this movie: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
4 Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; 5 it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends;
And I realize that this was the vow I took to my wife - the single greatest promise I ever made. And I broke that promise. And as I read posts on this board, I wonder how many of us take this promise to heart when we find ourselves wronged by our spouse? I didn't - at least not when I needed to.
Always remember this: Pride, self respect, dignity, arrogance, fairness - none of these have any place in love. Love rises above all of these, love overcomes all of these, love is undying. So on this Easter day, the celebration of the resurrection of Christ, take a moment to read the quote above.. let it sink in for a moment.. Let it weigh against your fears, your anger, your frustrations, and your desires. And as you reflect on your marriage, your current relation with your spouse, the current angst or wrong you feel... Remember that we are all called to love - even when others don't love us.
Re:"A Walk to Remember" starbucker: Thank you, from the bottom of my broken heart, for that BKG. That hit so hard...so deep. Tears are flowing...I need more friends like you. Another post I am printing to read over again and again...when I am far from my computer. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Re:"A Walk to Remember" barelybreathing: The scripture you quoted was put on a cross stitch cloth and framed as a wedding gift to us.
Ironically, the night I was leaving, I pulled the frame out fromunderneath our bed and sat down on the end of our bed next to my husband and read it to him out loud. Tears running down my face, stating afterwards, "how beautiful is that scripture."
He replies, "...why didn't we ever hang that up on the wall?"
:'(
Re:"A Walk to Remember" bkg: [quote author=barelybreathing link=board=2;threadid=2625;start=0#msg22435 date=1081726143">
He replies, "...why didn't we ever hang that up on the wall?"
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Don't be hurt by this question, BB - your husband is a wise man for asking!!!!
A exerp from the {recommendations for a happy marriage" chapter of the book I'm writing (very draft):
Frame your vows!
Every couple puts wedding pictures around their house to remind them of that wonderful day. But rarely do couples display reminders of the promise they made to each other. We spend often thousands of dollars to document the event, and very little to emphasize the true soul of the marriage.
In the middle of all of your wedding pictures, place a framed calligraphy version of your vows. When you look at the images of that day, read the vows and remember the depth of the promise you made.
I think we put things under our beds for safe keeping. The problem is that what we hide under our beds is what SHOULD be on the walls of our home!!! Out of site, out of mind, I guess... :(
Re:"A Walk to Remember" in_search_of: Sometimes you just can't win with things up on the wall, in our bedroom (and how sad is it that I had to erase my before I wrote our...) we had what was a wedding, gift hanging that was a saying..."Love, Honor, and Negotiate" Almost as good, and so true, especially when you are married to me! And even though we saw it everyday, in the end we just couldn't negotiate!
