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I've been trying to cut back on caffeine. Caffeiene? Caffiene?!? Where the heck is my spell check at?
Anyway...you know what I mean...coffee.
So this morning, instead of making a cup of coffee first thing when I woke up, I had a glass of water, and then made some tea instead. After a while, I started to feel sort of semi-awake, ish. And then I gave in and had coffee, but one cup, instead of the normal 3 I would have had by that time.
I usually drink coffee all stinkin' day. Because...coffee.
Anyway, I'm making an effort to cut down to two cups of coffee a day. Because that's reasonable. Whereas 12...not so much.
It's no fun and I don't like it.
Anyway...you know what I mean...coffee.
So this morning, instead of making a cup of coffee first thing when I woke up, I had a glass of water, and then made some tea instead. After a while, I started to feel sort of semi-awake, ish. And then I gave in and had coffee, but one cup, instead of the normal 3 I would have had by that time.
I usually drink coffee all stinkin' day. Because...coffee.
Anyway, I'm making an effort to cut down to two cups of coffee a day. Because that's reasonable. Whereas 12...not so much.
It's no fun and I don't like it.
I've been thinking about why many modern (Christian) weddings just rub me in the wrong way. There's the obvious, such as the ceremony feeling self-focused rather than Christ-focused.. but I think I may have narrowed down something more specific that just gets on my nerves.
It's the vows.
The way some people write their vows... they aren't even vows. At best they're empty promises that can be easily broken ("I promise to fall asleep in your arms every night" Really? What if he's on a business trip and you are physically incapable of sleeping in his arms? Boom. Just broke that vow), or even worse, they're not even promises at all, but just declarations of love.
My friend's dad is a pastor, and he even said he had one couple ask him if they could skip the vows because they thought vows were just a dated tradition. I'm pretty sure he facepalmed, followed by "you could literally skip ANY part of the wedding and have it still be a wedding EXCEPT for the vows. The vows are the whole point of a wedding. The part where you pledge your loyalty to one another."
I just.. *sigh* I don't know. Maybe it's just a pet peeve. I actually noticed that this happened at my best friend's wedding, and I'm really hoping my face did not betray my inner feelings of disappointment, because there were an awful lot of photographers there.
It's the vows.
The way some people write their vows... they aren't even vows. At best they're empty promises that can be easily broken ("I promise to fall asleep in your arms every night" Really? What if he's on a business trip and you are physically incapable of sleeping in his arms? Boom. Just broke that vow), or even worse, they're not even promises at all, but just declarations of love.
My friend's dad is a pastor, and he even said he had one couple ask him if they could skip the vows because they thought vows were just a dated tradition. I'm pretty sure he facepalmed, followed by "you could literally skip ANY part of the wedding and have it still be a wedding EXCEPT for the vows. The vows are the whole point of a wedding. The part where you pledge your loyalty to one another."
I just.. *sigh* I don't know. Maybe it's just a pet peeve. I actually noticed that this happened at my best friend's wedding, and I'm really hoping my face did not betray my inner feelings of disappointment, because there were an awful lot of photographers there.
I've been thinking about why many modern (Christian) weddings just rub me in the wrong way. There's the obvious, such as the ceremony feeling self-focused rather than Christ-focused.. but I think I may have narrowed down something more specific that just gets on my nerves.
It's the vows.
The way some people write their vows... they aren't even vows. At best they're empty promises that can be easily broken ("I promise to fall asleep in your arms every night" Really? What if he's on a business trip and you are physically incapable of sleeping in his arms? Boom. Just broke that vow), or even worse, they're not even promises at all, but just declarations of love.
My friend's dad is a pastor, and he even said he had one couple ask him if they could skip the vows because they thought vows were just a dated tradition. I'm pretty sure he facepalmed, followed by "you could literally skip ANY part of the wedding and have it still be a wedding EXCEPT for the vows. The vows are the whole point of a wedding. The part where you pledge your loyalty to one another."
I just.. *sigh* I don't know. Maybe it's just a pet peeve. I actually noticed that this happened at my best friend's wedding, and I'm really hoping my face did not betray my inner feelings of disappointment, because there were an awful lot of photographers there.
It's the vows.
The way some people write their vows... they aren't even vows. At best they're empty promises that can be easily broken ("I promise to fall asleep in your arms every night" Really? What if he's on a business trip and you are physically incapable of sleeping in his arms? Boom. Just broke that vow), or even worse, they're not even promises at all, but just declarations of love.
My friend's dad is a pastor, and he even said he had one couple ask him if they could skip the vows because they thought vows were just a dated tradition. I'm pretty sure he facepalmed, followed by "you could literally skip ANY part of the wedding and have it still be a wedding EXCEPT for the vows. The vows are the whole point of a wedding. The part where you pledge your loyalty to one another."
I just.. *sigh* I don't know. Maybe it's just a pet peeve. I actually noticed that this happened at my best friend's wedding, and I'm really hoping my face did not betray my inner feelings of disappointment, because there were an awful lot of photographers there.
There's this one show on TLC called 4 weddings I believe. And 99% of them are extremely overrated lovey-dovey stupid stuff. But there's this one certain episode that really struck me. There was someone who yes, wrote their own wedding vows, but it really hit hard, and the bride said, "I will not go to bed angry with you." And the Bible does say, do not let the sun go down on your anger. And I just thought, WOW. The courage it would take to make that sort of vow before a congregation. I wonder if it is possible to keep such a vow.
