Dear Chris,
We are on day 2 of our “Love Notes” journey. The Bible says that love keeps no record of wrong doings. This is so true for our marriage. I love the fact that neither one of us will hold a grudge against the other. After we are done with a disagreement or an argument, we are done with it and we work hard to move beyond hurt feelings. I think being intentional about working through tough times is one of the strengths of our marriage. As I was thinking about the fact that I can not necessarily remember what we have argued about over the years, I had to chuckle thinking about the dumbest argument that I believe that we had. Do you remember when we got into that argument in JC Penny’s because you wouldn’t let me use your rewards? I could not believe that you were telling me no about less than $10 AND you would not budge. I was sooooooo mad at you. I feel like we half spoke to each other for the next few days. For two people who willingly give each other the world, I cannot believe that we were in a whole stand off about some JC Penny’s rewards. In fact, there is nothing in that store that is worth an argument on any given day. I am sitting here laughing at the thought of the whole situation. It is funny now but it wasn’t funny then. I am so grateful for all the memories that we have created over the years including silly things like the JC Penny fight. I pray that God blesses us with many more years of memories. I love you, Chris Skanes.
Advice: Be intentional about building healthy communication practices. Communication can strengthen or demolish a marriage.
