tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.comments2011-10-10T09:33:35.020-07:00Cleaving TogetherJennifer Rickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992263867559216358noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-48042181891516489752011-10-10T09:33:35.020-07:002011-10-10T09:33:35.020-07:00I LOVE the subject of light (great post)! And this...I LOVE the subject of light (great post)! And this morning the word, "cleaving" has been on my mind a great deal...<br /><br />What are the odds that I should stumble upon your blog today? <br /><br />I just posted a blog about oneness in marriage. I think I will go back to that post and add a link to your blog! <br /><br />Thanks for creating this blog!<br />Corine :DCorine Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-31250892349106407772011-01-17T13:50:49.326-08:002011-01-17T13:50:49.326-08:00Ummm... I love this post. The end. :)Ummm... I love this post. The end. :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403598178577780643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-36229150674475742542010-08-21T15:58:14.819-07:002010-08-21T15:58:14.819-07:00We found the car the best place for morning prayer...We found the car the best place for morning prayer and often listen to scriptures, conference, church magazines, etc., in the car, too.Sister JK Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543501247729950618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-74557712547349120922009-12-14T10:07:58.581-08:002009-12-14T10:07:58.581-08:00Now my Christmases (all of them past and present) ...Now my Christmases (all of them past and present) have a new perspective and I can be content with remembering what this is all about: Him. Thanks for reminding me again, how much I adore the Babe in Bethlehem, how much I appreciate the Atonement in my life, and how much I've still to learn about love. Merry Christmas!Marie Rickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781359646180029506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-58974934483168155602009-09-16T17:13:49.615-07:002009-09-16T17:13:49.615-07:00ha! I love this... I shall print it with your perm...ha! I love this... I shall print it with your permission and post it so that my hard working husband may see it (I will try to stay up til 11pm) and we may enjoy it together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-51986677943866314372009-04-06T13:11:00.000-07:002009-04-06T13:11:00.000-07:00Alan and Renita,Thank you for your thoughtful comm...Alan and Renita,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I appreciate you adding your perspective to this post. <BR/><BR/>This review was not meant to be a universal response to your book--which would be impossible--but my opinion of it. I review books as an interested reader and by looking at them in their entirety--design, organization, and content--which is how they are received by the general public.<BR/><BR/>Thank you again for your contribution through this book, and I'm glad to hear that it has been a helpful tool to some of your readers.Jennifer Rickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992263867559216358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-33577728558098718732009-04-05T19:03:00.000-07:002009-04-05T19:03:00.000-07:00Greetings, Jennifer! We recently happened upon you...Greetings, Jennifer! We recently happened upon your blog. We thank you for reading and thoughtfully reviewing our book, and would like to make a few clarifications. Concerning the cover art, you may be interested to know that authors do not always have creative control. That said, we were quite surprised at the number of favorable opinions. Regarding the interview format, written chapters might have been preferable but it would be quite presumptuous of us to expect the commitment that would have been required of these busy professionals. The couple’s experiences were not in interview format but rather in conversational tone between husband and wife. <BR/><BR/>Might we speak to the subject of perspective? Outlooks often vary due to social and cultural backgrounds, so your viewpoint may differ from that of your peers. While you wouldn’t feel comfortable giving "Behind the Smiling Faces" to someone preparing for marriage, a BYU student wrote: "[The book] really is very good. I am not married, but I feel as though this book has really opened my eyes as to what I need to watch for and what my priorities should be in choosing my spouse. It is very real and raw, which is good, especially for people of the LDS faith. I loved it. Thank you." A recently engaged young woman said, "The diagrams are so awesome. They really helped me." As life tutors and challenges us over a lifetime, it also broadens and deepens our perspectives. Seasoned readers have responded with such comments as "This book saved my sister’s life" and "I loved it! It changed my life. My wife and I already have a great marriage but this book showed me how I can be a better husband." Many have given copies to their married children and to their bishops and stake presidents. Many have expressed appreciation for its broad scope and consider it a valuable resource, as it was meant to be. <BR/><BR/>We appreciate your admirable plan to remain a lifelong newlywed. We believe in that. Sadly, we don’t see it often enough. And that’s why we do what we do. We’re on the same side, Jennifer – you and us and others like us who believe in celestial marriage and are "passionate about helping other people create and maintain a happy marriage." We each do it from our own perspectives, you from yours, we from ours. We applaud your righteous desires and seek Heavenly Father’s blessings upon your efforts as you grow to see life through the eyes of others.Alan and Renita Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255237659588641609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-86682839667646301282009-03-03T09:28:00.000-08:002009-03-03T09:28:00.000-08:00I'd love to help! Email me if you'd like me to rev...I'd love to help! Email me if you'd like me to review something.Jennifer Rickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992263867559216358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-35569792210440157022009-02-24T21:12:00.000-08:002009-02-24T21:12:00.000-08:00Great Review! I wondered about that book. We are w...Great Review! I wondered about that book. <BR/><BR/>We are working on getting a GOOD book distributor, and I would love your feedback on some books.Simply Sweet Marriagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551370606432221099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-12361821520852622842008-11-20T21:36:00.000-08:002008-11-20T21:36:00.000-08:00Hi Jennifer! I heard your mother in law (is that r...Hi Jennifer! I heard your mother in law (is that right?) Marie speak and loved it! I found her blog and now yours and I love to see like minded individuals out there. What a wonderful message about one of the ways we say "i love you"! I now I feel loved when my husband mops our entire hard-wood-floored house!Megan Loves Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225642672139127547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-54521577221226448622008-09-09T22:10:00.000-07:002008-09-09T22:10:00.000-07:00Hello,I just found this great blog. You are an ex...Hello,<BR/>I just found this great blog. You are an excellent writer. This is something that I am not so good at. Would you ever consider writing articles for product trade? or a small commission? We are a small, no, tiny company, but would like to offer FREE articles to help educate couples, with ways to help improve intimacy. Just like your blog. please email me Simplysweetmarriage@gmail.com<BR/>Thanks for the article! Excellent.Simply Sweet Marriagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551370606432221099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-12493966931420311132008-07-10T09:59:00.000-07:002008-07-10T09:59:00.000-07:00Sometimes compromise comes in letting each person ...Sometimes compromise comes in letting each person have their own preference, as you did with the milk.<BR/><BR/>I like bubblegum-flavored toothpaste and squeeze it where ever I grab it. My husband likes baking soda toothpaste (ick!) and squeezes it from the bottom.<BR/><BR/>We resolved the problem by having two tubes of toothpaste in the bathroom. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for an insightful article!Cindy Beck, authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915624341543651886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463950869885159413.post-58077659811918917932008-07-09T11:22:00.000-07:002008-07-09T11:22:00.000-07:00Even after more than 35 years of marriage, this ar...Even after more than 35 years of marriage, this article rang true to me. There are differences, they need to be addressed, and as we do that now and in the future, our marriage will be blessed and nurtured with diversity, interest, and unity. Thanks for the wonderful article!Marie Rickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781359646180029506noreply@blogger.com