Comments on: Do we all fall?

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:55:03 +0000

I feel the same way when my husband walks up to meet me. That I’m his favorite and he’d pick me over anyone else. It’s so powerful to know you mean that much to someone else, isn’t it? It’s inspiring.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:47:05 +0000

I can’t say that after 17 yrs of knowing/being with my husband, I get the ‘tinglies.’ But I love watching him walk along a busy city street towards me – before he sees me. And know that he’s on his way to meet me. And I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.

God has brought us a long way together and I do think much of our ‘love’ has grown based on mutual respect, trust and communication – besides thinking the other is cute. I think love can grow out of many different situations – it’s not all, love at first sight.

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:55:49 +0000

Hey! Happy that you came. And I agree with your example about patience… We might not always “feel” something, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. Same holds true for love sometimes.
Thanks for stopping by, Lovelyn!

By: traciejane

traciejane — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:15:56 +0000

I know this is about Drew. But I wanted you to know when reading this I got a beautiful visual of how much God loves you. Wow.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:03:41 +0000

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By: ~lovelyn

~lovelyn — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:53:16 +0000

i don’t believe that love has to be about that feeling. in fact, i think the Bible leads us much more towards the idea that love is a choice rather than a feeling. sure, in our culture there are those warm fuzzy feelings a lot of the time….but for it to last…for it to be love, it is a choice.

i might not FEEL patient always, but i should choose to be out of love. i might not FEEL like being kind, yet must choose kindness to exhibit love….etc.

i find even if my spouse and i are having a hard time, when i choose these things, my love grows. (even when my ugly, sinful heart didn’t want it to!) =)

(i came here from sarah’s and am loving it.) =)

By: lovewillbringustogether

lovewillbringustogether — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:21:12 +0000

i think the vast majority of us

FALL

in love

Firstly

with the self

then hope to find someone who we can fool ourselves into believing they love us as we love ‘them’.

Sometime we can fall in love with despising ourself, desperately hoping someone will love us as we once did.

True love comes with the understanding that there exists something even greater than our ‘self’ worth loving and reaching ‘out’ to. and knowing it is reaching ‘in’ to us.

of course that is just how i see these things.

By: tam

tam — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:24:18 +0000

the warm fuzzies dont last?

TAMMIT!

By: carrie-the gremlin wrangler

carrie-the gremlin wrangler — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:02:06 +0000

I didn’t have the typical whirlwind romance typical of most people I know before getting married. That’s not to say that I’ve never had that. But Charlie and I had more of an ease together than anything. Oh, sure I thought about him all the time and wanted to be with him all the time….but it wasn’t marked by the euphoria you think about when you see movies and stuff.

That first love feeling has to mature and in the maturing, it seems like it’s gone for awhile and I think that’s where a lot of people run into problems, but if you wait and work through it, the maturing can bring something unexpected and wonderful.

sorry for writing a book here… I’m writing to myself right now and using your comment box to do so.

By: mandythompson

mandythompson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:33:56 +0000

TAWNY!
THAT IS AWESOME!!