No marriage is perfect. This does not stop people getting married. There is an idea of marriage worth pursuing that can keep it thriving. Not that I had this at the forefront of my thinking in the early years of marriage. Previously on this series of detaching and attaching, I remarked on the amazing attachment […]
Read More A Journey In Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 4This part of the journey, as you might have guessed, follows the first part and the second part and it’s worth clicking the links to see where the journey has come to this point. We celebrated our wedding anniversary recently. We used the time to reflect on God’s goodness to us in our life together. […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 3Previously in this exploration of the journey, I reflected on the strong model of marriage I saw in my parents. As you might appreciate, the strength of that relationship was something that I grew to acknowledge with each passing year in retrospect. As I became aware of how other marriages existed and sadly ended, my […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 2At the time of writing, my time on earth has been measured to put me in a category of the early forties. My first conscious memory is of an incident when I was maybe three or four years old. This means that I’ve got a recollection of being me for almost four decades. As God […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 1When they got married, one of their parents prayed a simple prayer. Dear Lord, let us delight to see this marriage work through the many challenges and thrive through the setbacks and disappointments. The union was fruitful in that they had three children in rather quick succession. Barely five years covered the first to the […]
Read More Pray: For The Married For The GoodAuthrine was captivating when I first met her. She was even more captivating on our wedding day. She was yet more captivating when we celebrated ten years together. She is even more captivating now though there’s no significance in today. This is because of God who presented a captivating vision of what married life is […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Captivating VisionThere is beauty to be found if we just take the time to look for it. That’s one of the key lessons I’ve learnt from my Dad. Not because he verbalised it, but because he lived it out. He is a very patient guy and that patience wasn’t about inactivity, it was very much about […]
Read More Pursuing Beauty: The Married Life 16 Years OnIn my mind, we can conquer the world. In love you and I. You and I. You. And. I. Stevie Wonder penned those words to reflect a romantic relationship. I hear you saying that to your bride, Israel. I hear Jesus saying that to His bride the Church of the Living God. And I know […]
Read More We Can Conquer The World: A Prayerful ReflectionThere is no failure in you. That does not mean there is no failure. That does not mean there is no disappointment. That does not mean there are no tears. Those are going to happen. You don’t stop us from experiencing those and you remain right there with us as we do so. Adverse circumstances […]
Read More Marriage – The Storm and The Peace: A Prayerful ReflectionGod is really good to me. Whatever kind of day I have, however exhilarating or deflating, I can always come home to my wife. That has not always been a pleasant thought for me, but reflecting on the completion of fifteen years of marital union, it’s one of the best thoughts that makes work worthwhile. […]
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