I haven’t seen the movie, but I’ve heard a lot about it. I’ve heard that even if you are non-religous as I am, there is a lot of meaning in it because of what we are in. It’s not that I don’t believe in God, I just don’t believe in what the church says I should believe. OMG, we are so not going there yet when you barely know me. lol
But this dvd has a supreme message I hear. Working past it all. One thing I’ve heard you do have to work past is the acting, but COME ON. Did you think Kirk Cameron was gonna win an award? Nope, so I can’t be disappointed there. I’m ready for it and to only be looking for the message of the marriage and how to put it back when it’s broke.
This is what I hear you can get. No matter where you are in the fire relationship, I hear this will help. Do you want to get to this point? Do you want to get out of this point? I’m sorry but until I see it, I can’t give a review. But I can tell you where to win a free copy! Go and find out what you can from this dvd. We can do no wrong by opening up a line of communication by watching this. No matter how good or bad the movie may be.
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I just looked at the trailer of the movie and it seems worth seeing, I guess. Makes me feel badly for all those who don’t have a happy marriage and/or can’t really connect to their partners. Actually, I think that I am TOO connected to mine. When he’s working 24s like this, I realize how I’ve let other relationships kind of fall by the wayside.
Thanks for commenting,
Believe me, even the most sturdy marriages can come to this point. It was only a few months ago that hubby and I came out the other side of horrible problems. Communication was the key to all our problems. We’d let our lives get too separate and we didn’t know how to communicate and bring it back to each other. Life is good again, but only because we work hard at it and we know we are worth it. Some don’t have that conviction, which is sad. Till death do we part wasn’t just something we said, hubby and I have no other option in our heads.
I have to tell you that even though I haven’t seen it, I am looking forward to watching it. I love the spiritual themes in the last two films that these brothers made. Kirk Cameron isn’t my favorite actor, but if this film is as gutsy as I hear about portraying the real problems that firefighters and their wives face in their marriages, I’m all for it!
God did a real miracle in my husband and I’s marriage after our second child was born. My husband went into “provision mode” and began to gobble up overtime like crazy. We NEVER saw him. To add to the frustration I could never go anywhere without the children because he was always afraid that he would miss a call. This led to horrendous fights and our communication came to a standstill. Through some wonderful counseling and Steve breaking his foot shortly afterwards (he had to go on short-term disability and we had to rely on his straight-time) God turned our marriage around. We have now been married almost 14 years and are expecting our sixth child. We have never relied on overtime like that again and are more content with what we have. We have also determined to get ourselves out of debt and God enabled us to pay off $20,000 worth of debt in ONE YEAR! Being out of debt has taken such a load off of my husband and he does not feel the pressure of having to get as much overtime. For this I am very thankful, because then he spends more time with us (which is where his heart is anyway).
Thank you for posting this. I do look forward to watching it. I have it in my Netflix wish list.
I wasn’t up for watching it this weekend as I caught the flu. But I do look forward to watching it soon.
Thank you for sharing your story. We recently have went through some major issues and came out the other side. Communication is so key for any relationship to work.
I seen that movie jus the other day and I wish it would have been relased 3 years ago. In june of 2008 My divorce became final. I didnt want to get divorced but things happened beyonf my control. I sat alone and watched that movie and cried! Yes!! Im 39 and I cried like a little child.
For so long in the fire department I had a macho image of, if you fall down get up and brush yourself off and move on. 20 years later Ive learned its not easy to do. Everything Ive ever been thru came crashing down one night and Im thankful to be here.
God Bless you for having the couarge to write as a Firefighters wife!
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David, I just have to tell you that your post broke my heart. At our F.D. alone in the past 3 years we have had a plague of divorce. Four couples out of 18 have split up. Some due to pornography, affairs, and lack of communication.
Please know that I am praying for you. God can turn beauty from ashes and give you a fresh start.
Blessings,
Stacie
http://www.afirefighterswife.blogspot.com
Thanks for commenting David. I really welcome the man’s perspective. I’m really sorry to hear that your marriage didn’t work out. I’ve been surrounded by manly men all my life and not a single one of them has been afraid to show their emotions from time to time thankfully.
Please be sure that I’ve seen many second marriages that are working VERY well in the fire department. Unfortunately I have my ring of wives from the dept and from his old construction life that I call “the first wives”. They just aren’t up to the emotional work that a marriage takes, let alone the stress of being a fire wife.
I had an incredible 2 days with my Aunt and we talked so much about our relationships. We got to talking about the department of course as she always has tons of questions. But especially with how can hubby deal with the negative and horrible things he sees all the time. I told her that’s what I’m for. Yes, now that he is paid it is so much better because it’s immediately a debriefing and hashing things out with your brothers. But before, that as a volunteer, I was his debriefing. I can’t stand needles and want to throw up when I hear stories. I learned to adapt to what my husband needed so he could survive mentally and do what is his calling. She said she couldn’t have done that and I reminded her it wasn’t a choice. I had to adapt, period. We either adapt to what our partners need or we are not a partner.