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I have had the privilege to connected with Ngina from Intentional Today through mutual blogging friends. I found out that she was just releasing her book Blues to Bliss
which is all about “creating your happily-ever-after in the early years [of marriage]”. I knew I wanted to get my hands on a copy to be able to share it with you all!
I will be honest. When I thought about reading it I was in the mode of reading it for our community. I thought it would be a great book to pull some thoughts from and share with our newlyweds in the group. I am all for learning new things and am a student at heart, but for some reason I exempted myself since Ryan and I have been married a few years now. But I have to say from the moment I started reading the book I felt like God was saying, “See this is for you too!” At first I had a little resistance in reading it. Not because it wasn’t good, but because some things were striking me to the core and I had to take them in. However, I decided to embrace each nugget of wisdom with a positive outlook and allow this book to grow our marriage.
Reading doesn’t happen as often as I would like right now so I am still in the midst of reading Blues to Bliss. I just had to share some of the goodness though! Below are some quotes from the book that really hit home to me.
We need to put on our big girl pants – or dresses – and realize that intentional work is what bridges the gap between the dreams in our heads and in the reality of married life. p. 19
This was a great reminder to me that marriage takes work. This can be referring to the big dreams of a marriage with a completely different dynamic or the dream of more focused attention. Either way, big or small issues, take work.
While we all struggle from time to time, God does not want you to be defined by your struggle or pain. p. 25
I mean come on I KNOW this, but for some reason when I read this line it was so comforting.
The thing about expectations is that we often fail to talk about them aloud. We generally hope our husbands will figure it out. But in the shortest route to an unfulfilled expectation is keeping quiet. p. 47
With me being pretty self-sufficient and independent I don’t call on Ryan for a lot of things. He said something the other day that made me realize that he thinks and believes all is well in my little world unless I tell him otherwise. I have come to understand I have to be open and honest about needs, wants and expectations. He is more than willing to do anything for Miss M and I he just has to be aware.
God won’t hold you responsible for your husband’s actions or inactions but He will hold you responsible for yours. p. 76
Oh. my. goodness. Slap in the face. Sometimes I get caught up in what Ryan is or isn’t doing, but instead I need to focus on my own actions.
Over the next few weeks I will be sharing some more snippets from this book on social media as I work my way through the rest of it. I have been reading it on the treadmill while I run ensure I have the time to finish it!
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What quote that I shared did you like the most?
Until Next Time- Truly Love,
Cassie
The quote about speaking your goals or hopes aloud resonates with me. Men can’t read our minds so we need to take the time and put in the effort to speak our truths and discuss what we want with our partner.
So true, Pam! I know for me I feel really connected when Ryan and I talk about those kinds of things. Digging deeper than just reviewing the days events, but really talking about what we desire to do.
Cassie, thank you so much for reading my book and sharing with your lovely community! I am so blessed to hear you were blessed personally too. Thanks so much and God bless!
Thank you, Ngina, for allowing me to read and learn from your book! I will for sure be sharing some more quotes from the book soon! Thank you for taking the time to write the book.
I loved Ngina’s book and have used many of her eloquent and profound quotes as tweets lately. I’m so glad you are enjoying it and letting others know about it, Cassie. We all bring a new perspective to the table that enriches our marriages no matter how long we’ve been married! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Beth, for sharing about Ngina’s book! You have shared it with many, including me, and now I get to share it with others! There are some great nuggets in there!