« The Book Sale Adventure | Main | What I'm Up to »
April 27, 2004
Wedding Anniversaries are Getting Rare
My parents anniversary is this Friday. I sent them a card yesterday and it got me thinking about how thankful I am for them. I feel so completely blessed to have grown up with parents who not only love me, but are in love with each other and always made that very evident to my brother and I and even our friends. They made a point to let us know that if it wasn't for trusting in God and being unwilling to even consider breaking their commitment to each other, there were times things could have gone the other way for them, like anyone else.
Lately, I have had many MANY conversations with friends and relatives going through divorce or separation. I'd say just about every day I have a conversation with someone on the topic. I have one friend asking me for advice that I don't know how to give. Why does she trust me for answers? I certainly don't have much experience in the area of long term relationships. I don't understand the things that can cause two people to stop loving each other or give up. I offer suggestions, but try to always preface with "I could be wrong...but". I think praying is the best thing I can do, but sometimes I do feel like maybe I should take some sort of a peer counseling class or something.
Posted by stacey at April 27, 2004 08:43 AM