Results May Vary May 11, 2008
MARRIAGE*
1 lifelong commitment
16 toilet seat lessons
1/2 hour daily cuddling
5 annual reminders about anniversary
21,000 home cooked dinner
30,000 shirts folded
19 subtle hints about breath
2 1/2 pieces lingerie
3 self help books
Blend ingredients, keeping expectations at low. Let simmer 50+ years. Bring to a boil when necessary.
*RESULTS MAY VARY
Alright. This is a bit extreme I must admit. But it did make me laugh.
What “ingredients” would you add?
I would add:
a ton of patience
a cornucopia of communication
a willingness to compromise at least 50% of the time
and, at minimum, 1 date night per month
I agree with adding what “givemejesus” wrote, and add
“smile even if its the last thing you want to do”
Prayer! I can’t tell you how many times prayer has prevented the enemy from his attempt to separate us.
Agreement! I strongly believe in the power of agreement between a husband and wife. It may be on small things or really big things but agreement is so important and in order to be in agreement it’s important for both to be willing to sacrifice and submit to the spirit versus to their natural wants and instincts. PHEW. It’s hard.
a million thank-you’s
Wow I thought about this again and there are more important things I can not believe I forgot about.!!!!
praying alot and together
staying in the Word, and discussing what we read.
Keeping GOd first in everything, especially decisions.
hahaha ya my head is back…what a wild ride it has been on the last couple of months…praying for you!
Good stuff!!
Have a teachable spirit.
only 16 toilet seat lessons, you have gotten off easy!
2 1/2 pieces of lingerie. That made me laugh.
I’d have to throw in some House Hunters on HGTV. That show brings the Hubby and me closer each time we watch it
Someone has to say it…
farting under the covers (we call it the dutch oven!)
1. constant lectures of leaving shavings in sink.
2. My quilt not yours!
3. Honey your feet are cold
4. letting go and letting God
5. honey, those bags are supposed to be in the hallway?!
6. BFF
7. Cuddling to Always and Forever by Heatwave.
8. Honey, is that a boogie in your nose?!!
9. Getting older is fun, huh? honey???
10. Will the kids ever leave?!!!
hahahahahaha!!! Judi Free - THANK YOU!!! I hope you come back often…you fit in very well!!! I LOVE it!
So I found this recipe. It isn’t mine.
But I would add…
852 reminders that you don’t have to do the dishes to woo me. But you can do them just to be nice!
Yes Tam…
That’s rightabout the dishes!!
Add a a generous amount of humor to keep you from sobbing.
Only 16 toilet seat lessons?
Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
Hug me and kiss me WITHOUT expectations.
The 2 1/2 pieces of lingerie CRACKED ME UP! HAHA!!
Hey, I thought of something last night that I thought maybe you would find humorous.
I was watcing late night TV while Aidan slept on the couch and Billy Mays came on promoting ANOTHER fabulous thing we just can’t live without 
and I was watching him talk….you know…with all those hand motions….and I thought…. I am the Billy Mays of emoticons! 
what about the laughter??? Did I miss that? Watch tons of Mystery Science theater together till you laugh so hard you pee or you die crying. Whichever comes first. Then stir.
Let a lot of things go, and when you fight, don’t get personal.
This is great.
Too cute! My additions would be…
Loads of laughter.
Friendly competition (especially breath holding)
Oh, I forgot…blogging.
What ’s the old saying, “the family that blogs together, stays together.”
2 1/2 pieces of lingerie! Funny!
Add?
A generous scoop of quality time
5,382 piles of laundry that have waited to be folded
Daily prayers
Laughter (Season to taste!)
I would add lots of patience. Lots… and ice cream. Ice cream is good with everything.
I am no expert on a Good marriage.
But i think a heart full of unconditional (uncritical) love was an essential ingredient to any relationship?
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awww… i loved this.
So cute and loved the simmer on low part!
I think I would add a heaping helping of honesty! Secrets make it bitter! Honesty sweetens the deal! Oh, yeah, less lingerie …
Hilarious!!
I would say :
countless hours of watching tv that you wouldn’t normally watch for their sake