FOUR STARS ****

Josh and I saw the screening of FIREPROOF last night, and I give it a full four stars!! It was awesome. Flywheel and Facing the Giants were good, too, and you should definitely get them on DVD if you haven't seen them already. Fireproof was definitely my favorite, though! Kirk Cameron did a great job, as did all the actors/actresses.

It was a movie I could relate to because it didn't sugarcoat marriage like Hollywood usually does...portraying life to be like it is in most movies where the spouses never fight, the children always get along,the pets are never in need of a bath, the house is always in order, the bills are always paid and life is grand....yeah right.

The facts of life, which Hollywood tends to leave out, is that life isn't always as simple or as grand and glorious as it's cracked out to be....the mortgage is due the same week you have an unexpected emergency you have to pay for; your spouse and you DON'T always see eye to eye; the kids DO fight and get in trouble at school; people get laid off at their jobs; and all sorts of difficult and stressful things.

This movie relates to how UNperfect people we really are and yet how we can not only survive, but prosper, and that is with the HOPE that Jesus Christ gives us through Salvation and what comes through committing our lives to Him. It also showed what HE can do through our committment to Him to make our marriages prosper despite how rough life can be.

Josh and I were very encouraged and refreshed after this movie; everyone needs a pick me up from time to time. With everything we've gone through these past two years, life has seemed overwhelming most of the time. We've held on and endured as best we knew how, but we've also both messed up many times along the way. I am thankful after seeing this movie how God can take all our mistakes, disappointments and broken hearts and make an abundant marriage out of it all.

After seeing the screening, we were given the information needed to rent out a showtime for our church members when the movie is released. We are in the process of looking into that because it is something that EVERY married couple needs to see (whether you've had marital problems or NOT), college and career students (as they prepare for future relationships), high school students (as they begin to date and wonder what to look for in a relationship), single and divorced men and women (it has something for EVERYONE!) and Christians and non-Christians (it's a great outreach tool and plants the seed of salvation).

As you can see, I'm a big supporter of it. I am praying that it will continue to make an impact in mine and Josh's lives and that we will "never leave our partner behind" (you've got to watch the movie to understand...) and that is my prayer for you all, too.

Take 2 minutes and watch the trailer below. It's awesome. Then check out the AWESOME music videos below. You will be blessed and encouraged.

FIREPROOF trailer



The link to the Warren Barfield music video "Love is not a Fight."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aivAVbmUQ7U&feature=user

SLOW FADE by CASTING CROWNS music video:


See the countdown on my page for how many days until you can see FIREPROOF in theatres for yourself!