Oh my goodness! I mean seriously?! The man and I have been
using the same bathroom for nearly a dozen years. You would think by now he
would've realized the error of his ways! Toilet paper should roll over the top
towards the front, not down the back. Why doesn't he realize the extreme inconvenience
of the over the back roll? The back of your hand hits the wall when you reach
for it. You must go over, around, and through to grasp the next available
square, and heaven forbid it should start to unroll in that position because if
it is rolling down the back it will never stop! I mean, come on people! It's
simple physics!! He clearly learned this from his mother, whom I love very
much, but I have to admit...To this day I still have to fight the urge to go in
and change all of her toilet paper rolls to make them go the "right"
way! (I know! I'm horrible!) Yes, I realized this glaring fault of Tim's while
we were dating, but I thought I could change him! Yep...always a terrible
illusion.
And so began our own contentious battles with acceptance and
false expectations.
When I was contacted and asked to do a book review of Mark
and Jill Savages' (of Hearts at Home
Ministry and JillSavage.org) latest book, No More Perfect Marriages I was very honored. I was no further into my
reading than the press release before I knew this one was really going to get
to the heart of the matter in a big way. This is where I found these words from
Jill, "“Most of us entered into marriage with stars in our eyes and a
belief that our spouse would meet our needs, fulfill our dreams, and satisfy
our expectations. Reality set in as soon as you discovered this person you
committed to puts the toilet paper on the roll backward."
When it comes to being qualified to write a book on marriage
you will be hard-pressed to find a couple more qualified than Mark and Jill.
Jill is an author, speaker, and founder of Hearts at Home, and Mark is a former
pastor turned business owner. They have five children and have been married for
thirty-three years, twenty-five of them happily. They experienced a crossroads
in their marriage six years ago, when Mark had a full-blow midlife crisis,
became involved with another woman, and walked out. Today, God has restored
their marriage and grown their intimacy and the couple is ministering together
to other couples walking through similar struggles and crises.
In my next post I'll draw back the drapes (Who am I kidding?
We keep our issues veiled with sheer curtains, if anything at all!) and allow
you to peek into the window of our own (or should I say my own) personal
struggles in the area of acceptance as I share more particulars on the insights
I gleaned from this great book.
For now here is a great quote from Mark, "...the
grass isn't really greener on the other side of the fence – there are just
different weeds over there!" Love it!
I encourage you to get your own copy of No
More Perfect Marriages. Whether rebuilding from brokenness,
attempting to cut things off at the pass when the "slow fades" are
threatening to do your marriage in, or looking for tips on ways to preserve
what you have, you are sure to find something in this book to encourage and
inspire you along your journey.
Also, be sure to check out their blog for more great resources
on marriage, parenting, and loving your mom-life! Click
here!
Until next Monday…
“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24
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Stupid question, BUT, In reality, there is no right way or wrong way and there is the "Patented" way and there is the "If you have Pets" way ...
ReplyDeleteIt all depends upon how much TP you want to waste and have on the floor each and every day (that is if you have pets)
Ha! Thanks for the comment. Great points, Art! I never even thought about the pet aspect. 😁👍🏼
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