accept partner as such

[dsjeya]

learn from this story
Jack and I
sat down to eat dinner.

I had arrived home late...as usual...and decided we would have
breakfast food for dinner.
Some things never change, I suppose!

To my amazement, I found the ingredients I needed,
and quickly began to cook eggs, turkey sausage, and buttered toast.
Thinking I had things under control, I glanced through the mail
for the day. It was only a few minutes later that I remembered
that I had forgotten to take the toast out of the oven!

Now, had it been any other day -- and had we had more than
two pieces of bread in the entire house --
I would have started all over.

But it had been one of those days and I had just used up
the last two pieces of bread. So burnt toast it was!

As I set the plate down in front of Jack, I waited for a comment
about the toast. But all I got was a 'Thank you!'

I watched as he ate bite by bite, all the time waiting
for some comment about the toast.
But instead, all Jack said was, 'Babe, this is great.
Thanks for cooking tonight. I know you had a hard day.'

As I took a bite of my charred toast that night,
I thought about my mom and dad...
how burnt toast hadn't been a deal-breaker for them.
And I quietly thanked God for giving me a marriage
where burnt toast wasn't a deal-breaker either!

You know, life is full of imperfect things...and imperfect people.
I'm not the best housekeeper or cook.
And you might be surprised to find out that Jack isn't the
perfect husband! He likes to play his music too loud,
he will always find a way to avoid yard work,
and he watches far too many sports.
Believe it or not, watching ' Golf Academy ' is not my
idea of a great night at home!

But somehow in the past 37 years Jack and I have learned
to accept the imperfections in each other.
Over time, we have stopped trying to make each other
in our own mold and have learned to celebrate our differences.
You might say that we've learned to love each other
for who we really are!

For example, I like to take my time, I'm a perfectionist,
and I'm even-tempered. I tend to work too much and sleep too little.
Jack, on the other hand, is disciplined, studious, an early riser,
and is a marketer's dream consumer.
I count pennies and Jack could care less!

Where he is strong, I am weak, and vice versa.

And while you might say that Jack and I are opposites,
we're also very much alike. I can look at him and tell you
what he's thinking. I can predict his actions before
he finalizes his plans. On the other hand, he knows whether
I'm troubled or not the moment I enter a room.

We share the same goals.
We love the same things.
And we are still best friends.
We've traveled through many valleys and
enjoyed many mountaintops.
And yet, at the same time, Jack and I must work every
minute of every day to make this thing called 'marriage' work!

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept
each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's
differences - is the one of the most important keys
to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting marriage relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today.
That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts
of your married life and lay them at the feet of GOD.
Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you
a marriage where burnt toast isn't a deal-breaker!

Have a great day! May God bless your marriage.










vice

[RAHEN]

truly burned toast is a topic to fight on...and watching golf at night ..boring...
but yes if one wants their marriage to work...then happiness doesnot come with changing/molding them to ur requirement...but in the differences each share...that makes life exciting.

[dsjeya]

thaqnk u for liking rahen
y no thanks for sharing ?

[RAHEN]

aww..thanks 4 sharing.

[RijaZ]

hmm nice one thanks for sharing this is a good lesson for today...

[dsjeya]

thank u for liking rijaz

[Tulip]

And yet, at the same time, Jack and I must work every minute of every day to make this thing called 'marriage' work! What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting marriage relationship.

Sweet post, thanks a lot for sharing Dsjeya.

[dsjeya]

thank u for liking tulip