The other night Alan and I had an early "date nite" as we had a ton of things going over the weekend. We went to Redbox to get a movie, but the one he wanted to rent wasn't there. I saw the movie "FireProof" which I remembered from a previous post Alan's cousin Brooke had done on her blog. She had gone to seen and said it was really good and made you really think. It never went to theaters here in Utah, but I did want to see it. I suggested it to Alan and he thought it sounded fine to him. I have to admit, it was a little cheesy in some places, but overall was a really good movie with an excellent message. It was about a fireman (Kirk Cameron) and his wife and how their marriage was on the brink of divorce. Kirk Cameron's father asked him to complete The Love Dare (without his wife knowing) prior to signing any divorce papers or actually filing for divorce. Basically it's a book that has you do 40 steps over 40 days to improve your marriage and learn to appreciate each other again. It also has bible versus (the movie was produced by Christian producers) so that you can bring God back into your marriage. By the end of the movie the two characters had improved their marriage and decided to stay together. Anyway, I was thinking about the book and decided to buy it - after all, why wait until you're really in trouble before you try and work on your marriage? However, I'm going to switch it up a little. One of the first steps is to not say anything negative to your spouse. Either walk away or change the subject. I think this is such a great step that I'm going to do it (well, try as hard as I can, anyway) for a week, not just a day. After you've done that step, you're supposed to do the next step in addition to the first step, etc. So, as it's the first day of a new month, I thought I would give it a try. I haven't actually read the book yet, but I guess I really only need to read it step by step, right? What's the worst that can happen? An even better marriage?
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Sounds wonderful! I agree, take steps now to improve your marriage. Kinda hard to save it when it is sinking like the Titanic! Great idea to not say anything negative to your spouse...... :)
Sorry to hear about your job situation! **sigh** Hang in there, girl! ((hugs))
We saw the movie too. I thought the acting was cheesy, but over-all it had a good message. Better than the majority of movies out there! Then I heard that all of the actors did it for free, thumbs up to them. I think it's a great idea to do what you guys are doing! Good luck!!
So, I just watched that movie too and I loved and I want to buy the book! I am so glad that we are in contact again. I hope that everything goes ok with your round of insemination. Infertility is a hard journey so it is nice to know you have friends that understand. Good luck! and I will pray hard that it works out for you!
So, how did things go the other day? I haven't talked to you for a while, do you still have a job?
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