I let the sun go down twice on my anger. In Ephesians it says never to do that. And boy oh boy, did the devil gain his foothold. You should have heard the thoughts going through my head and the curses hurled at my husband (on second thought, it's better that you didn't). We've never had a period where we fought for days; we've always made it a point to put it to bed before we go to bed. But I wasn't willing to let this one go before HE GOT MY POINT!
Hopefully we (I) will have learned from this. I don't ever want to repeat the feelings and anger of the last few days. I think that a lot of what came up was stuff that had been stewing for a while, but still, Never go to bed on angry thoughts. God knew what he was talking about. And bless Paul for writing it all down.
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Working through the anger is what it is all about. I'm glad the anger has subsided and that calm reigns once again.
Hugs,
Lois
What an awesome post. I definitely needed to hear that today. My husband and I had a similar fight last night and went to bed angry. Thank you for your reminders.
Laura @ along for the ride
The photos you choose illustrate the situation perfectly. Most of us have had a similar experience because we're human.
It is so painful when we are fighting with the one person who means the most to us. The feeling of blackness and despair can feel so overwhelming.
So we finally let go and move onward. Surely it's time for blue skies and sunshine next for you two. Enjoy every minute of it--and show us pictures. :)
i'm giving you a big warm hug....and then we're going to sit on the porch and just watch the flowers for a bit...okay ?
well, maybe we'll have lemonade, too :)
i'm glad things are okay now...fighting with a loved one, for more than a hour, is so hard......
I'm constantly amazed by your honest Erin, it's so refreshing. I'm sorry you two fought, Josh and I do that sometimes and I always feel so badly. But you know that moment when you realize that your fight was super stupid and that everything is right, that moment is such a reaffrimation to why you are married and in love in the first place. I hope you two have an amazing weekend!
God uses things like this to teach us.
I've learned some hard lessons in conflict. You have my empathy.
And you have His. He is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
I hope you'll read my post today about Barbie. For some reason, I thought about you after I posted it.
Hi Erin, fights are the worst. I hope you have a relaxing weekend...stopping by from FF!
The first picture of the man walking in the rain is just stunning. Glad you have made things up with your husband too.
Wonderful. What a relief. Glad the storm has weathered. Enjoy your weekend.
^-^ oxox
Thanks so much for sharing. I think anyone who's honest will admit they have gone through the same thing -- and more than once!
In my first marriage, this was not uncommon. It gets easier with age, though, and this time around such incidents are uncommon.
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