4. Patience. You know the saying, “patience is a virtue”? Well, my parents have abided by this virtue and it’s a quality that has aided them 47 years later. When you learn to be patient, you learn to be more open-minded and forgiving. And while they didn’t mention forgiveness, I know for a fact that it goes hand-in-hand with patience.
5. Prayer. Not only do my parents pray for each other on a daily basis. But they have set aside a specific day to pray for each of their children and our families. So every Saturday, I get a text message from my mom reminding me that it is my family’s day of prayer, and reminding us to pray for them as well. A family that prays together, stays together.
6. Heaven. You’ve probably heard the saying that you should always start with “the end goal in mind”. Well, the goal for my parents from day one, has always been to get each other to Heaven. They say that “when you focus on that, you can learn to tolerate other things. We keep our focus on the end goal because this world is only temporary”.
BMWK: Please take a minute to wish my parents a happy 47th wedding anniversary. And then let us know in the comments what things have sustained you in your own marriage?
That’s beautiful! Happy anniversary to your parents. What an inspiring and encouraging example they are. Thanks so much for sharing.
Steve
www. Spousedates.com
Thank you so much Steve! They truly are a blessing 🙂
Happy Be-lated Anniversary, Beautiful People!
I love getting my Wednesday, hump day, text. It’s wonderful knowing that one whole day will be filled with prayers for me and mines. It’s a gift I don’t have to wait on Christmas, my birthday, etc., to receive. Talk about priceless.
Thanks sis for interviewing them and sharing this. I will use this to refer back to.
Happy Anniversary! It’s a wonderful thing. This union proves that it can be done. Praise God for such a great example.
This is one of the couples that really have it together. There are so many people that say that God is first in their life and they don’t have the real sense of what it means, but if he is first in your life your marriage will have the sucses that they have.
Thank you so much for sharing. And you’re truly right about that. I am definitely learning about the true meaning of keeping God first in your marriage.
God bless you all and keep on keeping on AMEN