tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345355995289404526.post5236600365619841915..comments2023-05-08T10:07:21.661-04:00Comments on Embracing Motherhood: Words to ponder...Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415118689761630639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345355995289404526.post-8391963782343376792007-07-21T14:40:00.000-04:002007-07-21T14:40:00.000-04:00Hi Barb!Thanks for your insightful words! I agree...Hi Barb!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your insightful words! I agree that being married means dying to oneself for the good of the marriage.<BR/><BR/>God bless!<BR/>DonnaDonna-Marie Cooper O'Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415118689761630639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345355995289404526.post-79477278739249619172007-07-21T14:09:00.000-04:002007-07-21T14:09:00.000-04:00I think what you have to remember here is that tod...I think what you have to remember here is that today, people think of "mortification" as "extreme embarrassment." That's not the meaning of the word at all. The word really refers to death, as in "dying to self." And THAT is what the relationship of marriage really means--dying to your own wishes, impulses, whatever, because you need to put that relationship ahead of your own selfishness.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.com