Marriage

We said "I do" in November 2002 just a month after my 18th birthday! Crazy right? We actually started planning our wedding 4 months into our relationship! I wasn't taught about courting but when we look back that's what it was. We both knew we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. Now everyone who is married knows it is not always roses and chocolates, but if you have all 3 components necessary then you will make it to old age.

First, a strong marriage needs God and then a man and a woman. They need to have an individual relationship with Jesus Christ and then with each other. We lift each other when we are down and we are there to give each other encouragement with faith, finances, patience, etc. We seek God as the foundation of our marriage and the solid rock it stands on when the storms come.

We have learned a lot about marriage in our experience and in our research. Marriage (like a bank account) is all about balance. Is your Marriage Account overdrawn? You need to make deposits before you withdraw. Have you told your husband " I love you" today? Did you wake up early to make breakfast even though the kids don't wake up early? Did you write a note on his napkin in his lunch bag? All these are small deposits that when you get into a small argument are left with "love points" not in negatives.. :)  Sounds silly but it is very serious when it comes to the survival of your marriage.