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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…

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…