I like looking out of open windows, feeling the breeze on my face and listening to the different sounds around me. I like taking in the scenery. I like stopping to look at the moon, to see how much of it is peaking out of the clouds. I like watching the foam of the waves on a beach and listening to the crash of the waves on the shore. I like seeing pinwheels spinning in the wind. I like watching the sun set at the end of yet another beautiful day. Most of all I like my Father’s whispers, reminding me He makes everything beautiful in his time. This blog is a simple collection of beautiful things around me.
It’s funny that while writing this series, David and I actually had a few arguments. It’s a good reminder that practice is much harder than ideas. It’s very easy to write about lessons. It’s very difficult to be humble during a heated argument, or respect each other when we’re offended, or apologize instead of debate. David and I can argue for hours. Anyone who knows…
For those of you who missed Part 1, I wrote about the reality of disagreements and fights in relationships, and I talked about the importance of “fighting properly” – which I said means to do the following: 1. Fight for each other more than you fight against each other (Part 1) 2. Don’t Do Anything While You’re Angry That You’ll Regret When You’re Calm (Part 2)…
My boyfriend and I fight. We actually argue quite a lot. What do we fight about? Everything from David’s obsession with time (The guy counts every minute and I like to think of time as negotiable.) to my over-sensitivity (or David’s guy insensitivity) to future plans, to different view points, and a combination of big and small things that trigger two very debate ready people….