Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. —Ephesians 4:2
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another. —1 Thessalonians 5:15
The first part of this dare is fairly simple. Although love is communicated in a number of ways, our words often reflect the condition of our heart. For the next day, resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptation arises, choose not to say anything. It’s better to hold your tongue that to say something you’ll regret.
2:30pm---Oh geez, this is going to be way harder than I thought. Things have been pretty good so far, even though Zak let Zoey spill nail polish on the couch, and he broke some of my work out equipment. Those things don't bother me. Yes it's annoying, but no, it's not that big a deal. They are simply materialistic things. The thing that I'm having a really hard time dealing with right now, is the lying. Zak has been out working on his truck for a while so I decided to go out and see how he was doing. Well, the truck is almost fixed, so that's awesome, means I'm one step closer to getting my car back; but the thing I am so frustrated about and having a hard time being patient with is the hidden beer bottle. Which means Zak is hiding his alcohol from me again. Which is NOT good. I don't want things to go back to how they were...not at all. I picked up the beer bottle out of my car and put it in his truck bed and just walked away. Which was extremely hard for me not to say anything, let alone anything negative. I guess I'll just wait for him to bring it up to me, and then I'll have to be calm...and patient.
Well, after that we went and took Zoey to my dad's for the night. Came back to our house and got ready; Zak and I went to Abby's to get dinner which was super yummy. :) He apologized to me about earlier and things were fine between us...Then we went to the movies and watched Grown ups. We had a really nice time, and that movie was pretty funny. After that, everything was NOT SO FUNNY. I am not going to get into the details, but lets just say that things have changed. I was (for reasons I do not want to discuss) unable to continue on with the dare yesterday....and today was spent with Zak trying to fix the damage done last night. I will try Day One again tomorrow. Starting Monday, with a fresh start.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
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4 comments:
I really hope that you can make it through this.<3 sometimes, we have to follow our own path instead of one someone else thinks is the right path for us. my only advise is take each day as it comes, don't feel obligated to stick to a certain set of rules that works for some people. it might not work for you. you are very strong girl and i know you can make your marriage strong again. =D good luck love you!
i too wish you both nothing but love and happiness...i know it's hard sometimes(god do i know how hard it can be) but like you said, start fresh monday. you've inspired me, i think i may pick up the love dare book when i get my school money this week. LOVE you, and im here for you!
Hang in there girl! It is always gonna seem like three steps forward and two and a half back. But in the long run you are making progress. XOXO
You are all wonderful! Thank you so much for the kind words and advice. :) I'm happy to know that I have a good support system in my life!
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