Couples typically get married because they want it to last. If they didn’t, there would be no point, right? When you make a commitment before God to stand by someone’s side until you are parted by death, my guess is you plan on being with them for a really long time. So what are the essential components in developing a partnership that will last? Well of course there is … [Read more...]
5 Insanely Simple (and Romantic) Ways to Renew Your Wedding Vows
I have this grand image in my head about renewing our wedding vows on our 10th wedding anniversary in Hawaii with the kids by our sides. We honeymooned in Hawaii and it truly was an incredible experience. We always talk about going back, so the 10th anniversary seems perfect. Will this trip take place? I’m not sure. My vision may even change in the next couple of years. But … [Read more...]
5 Signs That You Forgot to Love, Honor, and Respect Yourself
When I got married, I promised to love, honor, and respect my husband. It was an easy promise to make because I was marrying a man I knew for many years and loved deeply. I trusted him (and still do), and he has never given me reason to distrust him (he still hasn’t). He promised the same to me, and we began creating a life together. Now, six years after our marriage, I can … [Read more...]
‘Til Death (or Drama) Do Us Part
As newlyweds, I think it’s important for us to take it upon ourselves to put in the work to continue to build on the pre-marital counseling my wife and I decided to get. It’s important to us that we are constantly thinking of ways to continue to work on our marriage, even though it is fresh and new. That said, I was in a group that we attend with other married couples and one … [Read more...]
10 Practical Wedding Vows that Reflect the Truth about Marriage
Marriage vows are serious business! Repeating your vows during your wedding ceremony is important because your're making a verbal, eternal promise to stay committed to your spouse. Traditional vows that we've all heard and perhaps even said during our weddings go a little something like this: "I, ____, take you, ____, to be my lawfully wedded(husband/wife), to have and to … [Read more...]
Will You Make a Vow to Love, Honor and Obey?
Are you making plans to get married soon? Have you decided if you are going to write your own vows or recite them from the minister or Justice of the Peace? No matter what you decide, consider incorporating these three vows: love, honor and obey. Love Love is a given, I mean why else would you marry each other right? But love is not just the fluttering you feel in your … [Read more...]