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Marriage Moment: Giving Back the Authority
It’s my Marriage Moment again. Each week I am sharing a thought about marriage, to help encourage, uplift and perhaps help folks to reconsider their idea of what marriage is and is not. I recently saw a Yahoo feed that said that the new trend in engagments is for the woman to give the man an engagement ring, instead of waiting around for him to ask her. I sort of chuckled to myself as I thought ‘That figures.’ I really do not find humor in this latest “Trend.” To me, it figures because for about 1/2 the past century women have been going around touting their “Rights.” Women have claimed…
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Marriage Moment: Symbol of Love
This symbol of love starts out with the excitement of anticipation. Every girl, at least every girl I know, dreams of the day when her guy drops to one knee and declares his love for her by asking her to marry him. It is dreamed of for years before the guy is ever found. It is the stuff of fairy tales and at the center of the story is the ring, the engagement ring. For some girls, it’s about how big the stone is, or how valuable the piece is. That isn’t true for all girls though. For me, I was simply thankful that the man I loved also loved me…
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Marriage Moment: Happy Ever After
A few months ago, Beloved and I were at a wedding reception. The DJ had everyone who was married go out on the dance floor. Then he asked them to leave the dance floor based upon the number of years they were married. “If you’ve been married for less than a year leave the floor.” Then he continued to increase the number of years. The goal being the last couple on the floor would be the couple who had been married the longest. Beloved and I were one of the last 5 couples on the floor. We being at the 20 year mark. Once we left, there were only 4 couples…
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What I Have Learned
I wanted to share with you the top 20 things I have learned as my Beloved and I celebrate our 20th anniversary tomorrow. Some days are easier than other days, but everyday is worth the effort. Attraction is a state of mind. I’ve learned that I still after 20 years don’t like doing dishes. But that it is a part of life and it’s MY responsibility because God designed it that way. So I might as well just get to it. God is always right, My husband is usually right, I am almost always wrong. Men take longer in the bathroom than women do. TRUST ME ON THIS! Cooking is…
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In Marriage You Need to Grow in LOVE
Many people start out in a relationship saying that they are falling in love. It’s the feeling of losing control of one’s emotions that feels like falling. But, when we fall we end up getting hurt. Marriage should be more than the feeling of falling. Marriage is a long-term commitment that needs nurturing, it needs care and a willingness to abide together through everything that happens in life. Through choice, and willingness a couple can grow in love to build a solid foundation. Over time as that love grows it can become something amazing and in time, abiding love can be joy that brings fulfillment to both. Love, something that…
