In today’s society, marriage is not always positively looked upon. It’s often not respected and women tend to view it as something that negatively impacts them. God instituted marriage and if we are led by Him to marriage and allow Him to take the lead within our marriages, we will truly be blessed. Marriage changes you in various ways. 3 Ways Marriage Changes You: 1. It secures you. Before I was married I was definitely a strong, secure, independent woman; but it’s something about marriage that provides you with a totally different kind of security. In my opinion, it’s better. When married, you feel secure enough to tackle things that…
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1 Day Shy of 1 Year of Marriage: What I’ve Learned
Tomorrow will mark our 1 year marriage anniversary. This is such a big deal and I’m truly in awe that it has been a year already. All glory to God for getting us this far! As I sit to write I don’t already have plans about what to write, I just know that this is something worth writing about. Last night at dinner I looked at Wes and told him I can’t imagine how much I will love him when I’m 50. As I reflect over our year, my love for him has grown tremendously. Marriage has a way of bringing out your good and your bad. It’s humbling…
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Repentance & Forgiveness in Marriage: 3 TIPS
Forget the fairytales, marriage is not about perfection, but rather repentance & forgiveness. If we are going to enjoy the blessing of marriage, we must first understand the critical role of repentance & forgiveness. I’ve been married for 20 days short of a year and 1 thing I’ve learned so far is that no marriage can thrive without repentance and forgiveness. Honestly, it’s a big part of what it’s all about. Since no one is perfect, every married couple will face things that they may not have expected. We all may face different things, but the fact is that we will all face some things within our marriage. Face it:…
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MARRIAGE: 4 months & 4 days
I’ve been married for 4 months & 4 days today. How would I describe it? Blessed, challenging & rewarding. Blessed: I am so thankful to God for my husband, our marriage, and our family. The only reason that I’m married is because of Jesus. I didn’t grow up valuing marriage; I never even thought about marriage as a young girl. As I grew into a young woman I was semi-open to it but I was still skeptical. I would think thoughts such as: “There’s no way that people are going to be with one person for their entire lives“. That’s how I thought, but then I met Jesus. He…
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LIFE: Be Adaptable
Our success in life depends on our ability to be adaptable. Life is full of changes so we must learn to be adaptable in order to keep up and keep our sanity. We enter relationships, we end relationships. We gain money, we lose money. We’re promoted, we’re demoted. We laugh, we cry. We’re loved, we’re hated. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Life is full of seasons. There’s always something new to deal with: a new experience, a new situation, and even new sorrows. We have to get to the point of expecting change. We have…
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3 DAYS OF MARRIAGE: I’m About To Cry
Sometimes you get so used to the hurts and disappointments that happiness surprises you. You’re so accustomed to people leaving that you can’t believe that someone will always be there. As I write I’m about to cry. I feel like crying because I’m so happy and honestly I’m in awe. I’m in awe that I was married on Friday. I’m in awe that my dream has finally come to a reality (thank you Francesca for the perfect wording). I’m in awe that I have everything I wanted in my husband. I didn’t settle. I am so thankful to God. I never desired to be a wife before I gave…
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Dear Margo Blue,
Dear Margo Blue, You did a whole lot- a lot of good and a lot of bad, but I’m so proud of you for learning. You experienced a lot in life at an early age but the good thing is that you matured early. Your 20’s were a mess! You jacked up ALOT, girl! But again I’m proud of you for learning. You truly learned a lot, and those learnings came with a lot of losses and a lot of tears. But you got thorugh it- you are so strong. 25 was an outstanding year for you. At 25 you gave your life to Christ and you were…
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MARRIAGE: Marriage is a Priority
If we are contemplating marriage then one thing we must wrap our minds around is the fact that marriage is a priority. This can be a difficult part of the process of marriage, as other priorities must shift. Marrying someone means that you are becoming one with them. This means that we should always consider our mates and how our decisions will impact them. There is no other relationship that requires us to become one with someone. The Bible clearly tells us that we become one with our partner: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will…
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Friction in your Relationships? 5 Tips to Consider
Friction in your relationships? No one is perfect so inevitably we will experience friction in our relationships from time to time. The key is to learn to respond the right way. Here are 5 tips to consider when experiencing friction in your relationships: 1. First and foremost, relationships require work! I think we tend to anticipate work when it comes to succeeding in life, but we understand this less when it comes to succeeding in relationships. We anticipate working in our career or throughout college, but we tend to overlook the responsibility and work that relationships naturally require. We tend to give up on relationships easier than we give…
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MARRIAGE & FAMILY TIPS: Marry before kids
I don’t think we always understand how huge it is to have someone’s child. Our culture has told us that it’s okay to have children outside of wedlock, and although it certainly happens, it should never be our goal. The goal should be to marry before kids. Having kids with someone keeps you connected to them, even when you’d like to disconnect the relationship. When you have kids with someone they are entitled to a certain level of knowledge about your life that they probably wouldn’t have if you didn’t have a kid(s) together. It’s important to remember that if you are no longer with the kid’s mother or father then…
