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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…

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…