Fireproof!

I saw the movie Fireproof tonight, and it was AMAZING!  Our pastor showed it at our midweek service, and what a wonderful idea.  The movie had so many good points; I really think it gave all married people (and people like me who are about to be married!) something to think about.  Of of my favorite lines in the movie was, "You never leave your partner, especially during the fire."  This was first said to a fireman, but then repeated to a spouse.  How true that is.  Although I am not married yet, I have watched many couples, and when things got rough (financially, spiritually, physically), their marriages got rocky.  I assume marriage is much easier when life is progressing smoothly, but I hope I always remember that when turbulence comes, that's when Phil needs me and I need him the most.  Nothing - EXCEPT JESUS - is a cure all for marriages, but I highly recommend Fireproof: it will give you ideas and hope.  Now, I know I am not married and know close to zilch about marriage, but I am doing the best I can by reading marriage books before my marriage actually begins...that way I can avoid as many problems as possible.  That said, I highly recommend Love & Respect to all couples.  This book is for men and women, and it will show you how to portray love to your spouse.  It has changed the marriages of many couples around me, and I am so excited that Phil & I were able to read it before we got married.  One of my best friends just told me today that after I recommended the book to her, she did the same to a friend of hers, who called her bawling the other day telling her what a wonderful book it was and how much it changed her life.  Buy it!  Read it!  You'll love it!

On another note, I miss Phil tonight!  =(  He's shoveling snow in the middle of the night, so I do not get to video chat, and I don't like it!  I like seeing him right before I go to bed.  I like my I love you and goodnights.  Take pity on me...I'm lonely!