If you have been a reader friend of mine for a while, you know Tuesdays are typically an outfit post on the blog.
Sorry, friends. You will have to come back tomorrow. I even had one all written up and ready to go. At the last minute, I changed my mind.
I hope you stick around for another winded one. I think it's something we can all relate to.
I hope you stick around for another winded one. I think it's something we can all relate to.
My heart has been weighing heavy lately over relationships, partnerships, marriages...not my own, but others around me. Ross and I hit a rough patch about a year ago and both of us could have easily walked away, BUT we didn't. I have been praying, asking for God to convict me and help me understand why the things happened that did. It is finally becoming clear to me. We were supposed to endure the things we did to help others find their way back home...to each other.
As we all know, relationships and marriages are complicated. It's seems to be so easy, these days, for people to wash their hands from commitment and dedication. I am not saying that people shouldn't get divorced, I am just saying that so many "walk" out on one another and don't stick around long enough to fix things.
I am one of the lucky ones who had the opportunity to make things right in my marriage. It was a team effort. I am so blessed that God gave me Ross and our love for one another is unconditional, unselfish and undying.
Whether you are single, in a relationship or married, keep in my mind that hard work and dedication pay off in the end. Nothing in life comes easy. We all will have struggles, tears, road blocks and a feeling of wanting to give up.
At the end of the day, all of that makes us stronger. If you stick it out, it will be worth it in the end.
As long as there is love...a true, raw, can't live without it LOVE.
As long as there is love...a true, raw, can't live without it LOVE.
But, you have to truly love yourself before you can love someone back.
I thought I would share with you a few pictures of my true love. One that a grabbed a hold of me in the 7th grade and never let go.
These are a few reasons, serious and silly, why we have been married 12 years now.
It's not been easy...I am not easy...but HE LOVES ME EVEN THOUGH...
He loves me even though...
- I won't go hunting with him because I have to be too quiet in a deer stand
- I can't really cook anything but simple 1-2-3 recipes
- I have a short temper and get a little cray cray sometimes
- I have turned his boxer briefs pink in the wash
- I am not good with our finances and spend too much money on stupid stuff
He cherishes me even though:
- I get snippy with him when I don't like the pictures he took for my outfit posts
- I won't eat his deer sausage
- I am addicted to social media and am on my phone a little too much
- I won't bait a fishing line with a worm and my 7 year old daughter will
- I not the most domesticated wife and I probably never will be
He adores me even though:
- I make him dress up in matching Halloween costumes
- I am wild and crazy and that will never change
- I will change clothes 10 times before I decide what I am going to wear
- I MUST control the radio/music in the car
- I am more of a city than country girl
He thinks I am beautiful even though:
- I am a scary sight without make up
- I have vampire teeth and hate them
- My feet look like Freddy Flinstone or Bear Claw Donuts
- Some of my body parts do not sit as pretty as they did before kids
- I have cellulite, muffin tops, kankles, no calf muscles and no junk in the trunk
- I still get some major pimples that pop up on my face
He stands by my side even though:
- I can be a total drama queen
- I am an emotional roller coaster during the same time every month
- I have made some really poor decisions in my life
- We don't see eye to eye on certain views and topics
- I am not perfect!
So, if you are facing turmoil in your relationship right now, know that you are not alone. This could be between a friend, a relative, partner or husband/wife. Love is worth fighting for. Don't make swift decisions that you will regret down the road.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Don't surround yourself with people you can live with,
surround yourself with ones you can't live without.
Cheers!
So, if you are facing turmoil in your relationship right now, know that you are not alone. This could be between a friend, a relative, partner or husband/wife. Love is worth fighting for. Don't make swift decisions that you will regret down the road.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Don't surround yourself with people you can live with,
surround yourself with ones you can't live without.
Cheers!
