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Remembering the Hardships Going through hardships as husband and wife is both physically and emotionally exhausting. Encountering adversity and walking through it together is all consuming.  Though you know that it won’t last forever, you don’t know how long it will last. And even though you want the pain to leave as soon as possible,…

Becoming One One of the misnomers I had about marriage was that I’d lose my identity. Somehow, I thought marriage would make me less me.  I’d heard the Biblical phrase about two becoming one. But I had no idea that becoming one did not mean becoming the same. Our life as husband and wife started…

Staying the Course Starting out, my husband and I brought our own unique fears into our marriage. At first we did not discuss them. But staying the course as we have with our marriage, we now know how to voice our fears to one another, and how important it is to voice our concerns with…

Wedding Rings “With this ring I thee wed…” Those are the first words in the traditional vows when a husband and wife exchange rings.  I remember that part of our wedding ceremony as being quite poignant. I held my husband’s hand while repeating the vows, trying not to tremble, holding back my tears and sliding…