tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118218392422724726.post7611257366544752247..comments2023-10-09T08:02:08.194-07:00Comments on The Girl Inside: This is for Kristin - on the subject of courtship :-)Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631380533923755430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118218392422724726.post-44470405781777899272008-08-07T16:26:00.000-07:002008-08-07T16:26:00.000-07:00I enjoyed this post. I have been married for 38 ye...I enjoyed this post. I have been married for 38 years. I know I am old enough to be your mother. I agree with everything that you have said on this post but just want to add my experience if I may? Over the years I have found that the more "we" loved the Lord.....the more "we" loved each other. I know it sounds too simple, but that has been my experience.<BR/><BR/>CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118218392422724726.post-37813440051320484382008-07-31T05:39:00.000-07:002008-07-31T05:39:00.000-07:00One of the most important things about considering...One of the most important things about considering a marriage partner is the approval of your parents. I was older when I met my true love!!! I was 36 years old from Indiana, he was 38 and came from Texas!!! We soon fell in love but Dad didn't approve because, although Mark was a Christian and preparing to be a minister, he had been divorced. I had been "good" all my life...never smoke, drank, partied etc. Mark had lived a wild life before becoming a Christian. <BR/><BR/>In respect to my dad we dated for five years and were then prepared to break off our relationship if he did not approve of our marriage. The first two times Mark asked Dad if he could marry me Dad said "NO". So the last time Mark asked we had already decided if he said "NO" again, we would break up.<BR/><BR/>But THAT time Dad said, "I don't want to stand in the way of God's will." He also said he would walk me down the aisle and give me away.<BR/><BR/>Mark and I enjoyed a beautiful wedding, the loving, close relationship with my parents until Dad went to heaven four years ago.<BR/><BR/>I AM SO GLAD WE WAITED. It strengthened our marriage and gave it stability. Also, God gave us the grace to remain sexually pure until our marriage.<BR/>I thank Him for that!!Dorothy Bowen Klasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986812513618547870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118218392422724726.post-49910844907085545062008-07-12T20:28:00.000-07:002008-07-12T20:28:00.000-07:00Great post! Very helpful. I'll remember it for the...Great post! Very helpful. I'll remember it for the years to come...;-)Neesiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518953963230719089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118218392422724726.post-49134870853215323422008-07-11T05:22:00.000-07:002008-07-11T05:22:00.000-07:00Thanks for the great tips! I'll certainly keep the...Thanks for the great tips! I'll certainly keep them in mind in the event that God has courtship and marriage in mind for me!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02411515008304360741noreply@blogger.com