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Receiving Love Without the help from the pastor who presided over our wedding, I could not have said my wedding vows. But, as he cut the words into bite sized pieces for us to repeat, we said the traditional vows to each other: “To be my wedded husband to have and to hold from this…

Learning from Experience Marriage is a good place to learn from our mistakes. Marriage is a good place to learn from our experiences. And marriage can also be an education in hard knocks.   There was a time when I acted as, “The blessed controller of all things.” I actually believed I could direct and control…

Giving 100% ? Saying, “I do,” may be the easiest two words for the bride and groom to say on their wedding day. Yet, following through with the meaning of those two words will be the hardest, most challenging and strenuous work of that union between the man and wife.   Literature, music, customs, and philosophies…

Noticing our Expectations in our Marriage Spoken or unspoken, expectations live between every husband and wife. Knowingly or unknowingly they accompany us on our wedding day, reside with us in our homes and then hover expectantly between us.  Then one day, one of our presumptions goes unmet, and suddenly, all hell breaks loose between the…