Do you want to share any other advice on marriage or parenting?
Greg: As far as the marriage is concerned, you should love one another unconditionally. You should never treat anything or anyone that is outside of your marriage, better than you treat your spouse.
Kem: It’s important to understand that not every day is going to be a sunny day. You’re going to have storms and you have to be willing to pull out your umbrella to weather those storms. Regardless of what the media shows, you’re going to have challenges. You’re going to have challenges with your kids, with your mate, with whomever. You have to understand that it is only temporary. If the storm outweighs your love for each other, then it’s not going to work.
This may sound goofy but one of the things that works for me is singing a song in my head (‘I love my Husband’) because I have to remind myself that even though he did this one thing that irritated me, there are so many great things that he does every day (like waking up at 5am to cook me breakfast, or driving the car through the neighborhood at 5:30am so that I don’t have to get into a cold car). And just like he may get on my nerves, I have to remind myself that I probably get on his too.
My grandmother always said: ‘Whatever you do to get that man, you better do to keep that man’. That rings so true because often times people become complacent in their relationships and jaded to believe that he/she will continue to be happy even if they completely tune out of the relationship themselves. One of the great things about our relationship is that we make the necessary sacrifices for each other.
BMWK — Be sure to show our spotlight couple some love in the comments section, and then let us know, what you do to keep your marriage strong and healthy?
GeeGee4 says
Beautiful story!! There are some successful stories of marriage out there…. I wish the media talked more about positive relationships than the negative ones.
T. Espi says
Aww ya gotta love Air Force love 🙂
Bree Sherman says
*taps mic* I would just like to take the opportunity to say that I am extremely proud of my mom and dad for displaying what true love is to me and my sister on a daily basis. Their relationship truly is one of loves master pieces…Now as for the whole parenting section I would like to edit a few things if I may….just kidding no they’re both great parents and excellent role models. Love you Fred and Wilma! ? hahaha *drops mic and walks off stage*.
Anonymous says
5am in the morning is too early for me for breakfast. Make it 8 am and I’ll be there. Wonderful and Inspiring story. I think I’m gonna try waking my wife up at 5am to cook me breakfast. If she gets upset, I’ll say that I got it from the Sherman’s. Thanks for the tip.