One day while in Hawaii, my brother said “promises were meant to be broken” and Tim turned to me and said “I don’t understand why people say that … Promises are meant to be kept.” Yes, he’s a keeper. But he’s also right so he got me thinking.
And then I stumbled on this old photo I took of an excerpt from “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green.
It completely relates to the promises Tim and I made to each other in the beginning of our relationship, especially for me. Because I had no idea what being in a long distance military relationship would be like. I hated him being “far” away in Virginia and then was almost shell shocked to learn he’d be heading to Hawaii for 3 years. But I made a promise to be loyal and supportive and I’d fallen in love with him. So I kept my promise because of it.
I think too often people think promises are wishy washy or too old-fashioned. But I think made with the right people, they are as precious as ever.
“Promise? Promise.”
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That's a lovely post. Promises are meant to be kept, I agree. I have fallen prey to feeling like I can't keep a pretty big promise lately and this post made me remember that a promise is a promise and it's meant to be kept, no matter the "inconvenience" or "other stuff" of it all. I was just struggling with that thinking last night. Thanks!
Beautifully said. Promises are forever. =]
I love everything about this post, it's so true. Promises should never be made lightly.
This was so great. I couldn't agree more. I too loved this post 🙂