Comments on: Keepin’ the love alive

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:35:24 +0000

Hi I love the RIRT program!!!!

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:37:38 +0000

With the holidays, and the kids home from school, I haven’t had time to sit down and read your blog lately, and am just getting caught up today. This entry hit close to home for me. My husband recently professed his love for me in a very funny way. Our dining room table is a primitive farm house style table, made of soft pine. We got it as a wedding gift almost 10 years ago. Needless to say, three kids later, the table has become more worn and primitive…..You can see where my kids have drawn pictures, and pressed too hard with pencils, or started to carve their names with a fork, only to realize they shouldn’t be doing that, and leaving only part of their name. My husband and I were talking about how bad this table was looking, and he said we should just let the kids start carving their names in it….”to make memories”. Then he proceeded to carve, with his fork, Brian heart’s (He carved a big heart!) Angela. I thought he was losing it, and asked him if we was drunk! I would have been upset with him for doing that, but it was sweet that he wanted to put a permanent reminder that he loves me, on a spot that I see every day. I’m sure I’ll never get rid of that table now!

By: John

John — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:41:57 +0000

Very cool. Don’t underestimate that even though men often don’t acknowledge it, we really DO like “lovies” of various sorts, as my wife and I call them. (text messages, little notes left for us, voice mails, etc.)

And make sure you always get time once in awhile without the kids of course – a date night, etc. Usually this can most always be facilitated when home visiting the grand parents, as they love to take the kids any old time and let you go out!

By: CLR

CLR — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:03:48 +0000

Many times actions speak louder than words even though we like to hear the words and often think they are more important – are they? The things we do for our significant others can speak volumes but when our lives our hectic and everyone is busy the words are often what we want to hear until we step back and realize how much our spouses do for us and many times it is the little things that make the household go smoother, that we just come to expect, and often don’t show our appreciation which we really need to do.

My husband and I will be celebrating 33 years in 2010 and we still make sure to say “I Love You!” every day and also “Thanks for all you do!”

Have a wonderful holiday!

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:37:31 +0000

Do you know how lucky you are to have a man like Dave? It’s priceless that you both think of each other in these loving ways…Now I’m sure you have the opposite moments as well but to have the underlying knowledge that you are totally loved has got to be the greatest gift you could ever ask for. Congratulations to you both!

By: Pam Kirkpatrick

Pam Kirkpatrick — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:59:54 +0000

Just finished reading your blog from last night.That is the most awesome relationship you have with Dave;it kind of hit home with me.When my husband(Dick) was here(past away 4yrs.Dec.22,05)our relationship so much like that,of course it was a 3rd marriage for both us and we didn’t have kids together.But we never forgot to tell each other “I love you”.When he was still working at Deere before retiring I would stick a little note in his lunch everyday and a different saying each day.If he had the chance he would call me and let me know how much he liked what I had wrote.Tara please keep those things going(no matter small you think it might be)because you never know when you will not have that opportunity.My Grandmother,who pretty much raised me, always said “never go to bed mad at your spouse or kids, and always go to bed with a smile”! I never really understood the whole drift of that until Dick wasn’t here anymore so I could say and do those little things.But you know I still every night before going to sleep I tell him I love him!! Have a wonderful Christmas and the best to you and your family a blessed “2010″!!