Jewells of Thought

When I first came upon this article this afternoon I had to look at the title a couple of times. What was the context that a truce was needed? Especially after having watched another clip of Riley Gaines with the West Virginia AG talking about Title 9. So I had an entirely different idea at first before I began reading this article.

The Federalist “It’s Time For A Truce In The Battle Of The Sexes” was written by Jennifer Galardi, for today’s posting on April 25, 2024. It was a beautifully woven together piece that she put her heart into. Jam-packed with truth there are a lot of similarities to some articles I have posted in the past as well. Men and Women shouldn’t have to compete against each other.

At the beginning of the year I read a book titled, “Eve” written by Jill Eileen Smith it took my breath away. The exquisite detail she put into this book including the first couple of chapters was mesmerizing. It showed how the very first couple had to deal with these emotions and feelings they hadn’t experienced while living in the garden of Eden. I found myself exactly in those same conversations even in my online relationship with Bryan. It has taken us a long time to find this understanding of each other we have now and yet we still haven’t met. I still consider us a unique and blessed anomaly in our circumstances.

Men and women, when God brings couples together they are meant to complement each other. It’s something to behold when you see it and something to pray for in your life and for your children’s future marriages. The author mentions the demise of a relationship in the intro of Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher. She mentioned 20 years of a relationship, but they had divorced after only 13 years of marriage.

Tension shouldn’t exist between sexes married or not. Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs were brought into the mix due to the actual battle of the sexes tennis match in 1973. Purpose in life and knowing how to grow together is a learning experience, that can be enriching. Don’t let the matches be spent on foolishness, the word forgiveness is paramount. I have to admit with Bryan that it was a difficult lesson for me to learn no matter how much distance is between the two people.

Why does everything have to be so competitive? The song in my head right now is “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” from Annie Get Your Gun or my favorite, Doris Day’s interpretation from “Calamity Jane.”

These 3 couples didn’t have to compete with each other. I have seen up close and personal how they complemented each other. Sometimes it was with food, I see my parents get their food when we’re out and if they get something they don’t like the other eats it and vice versa. My parents were also the music leader and piano player at several churches complementing the other. My Alsman grandparents worked together on the farm as a well oiled machine between the two of them. My Bishop Grandparents were asked to be counselors for some highly esteemed friends at church to help them make the best possible decision for them to adopt from another country.

Never have I heard mention of the battle of the sexes in my family because of these couples working together in mind and spirit. Their love was and still is deeply ingrained in our family. I see slices of them in my cousins on both sides of my family. It’s a blessing to have such a heritage. I don’t believe a truce was ever needed in these marriages when it came to the battle of the sexes.