The Three Cs of Staying Married
"...And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us..."
Hebrews 12:1b
When I first
met my husband Chris, 33 years ago, I had all kinds of romantic notions about
what love was…and what it would be like for us to be married. And there have
been plenty of romantic moments laced throughout all these years.
However, falling in love and getting married are one thing; staying
married is another.
Looking back
over 28 years of marriage, we were guided by what I call The 3 Cs of Staying Married
1. Choice—“Love Is a Decision.” It’s not just a feeling. Click Here for more...Click Here for more
I loved seeing your wedding picture. I would say that my husband Michael and I have stayed married for almost 32 years because of the first two C's you chose, Elise. He has Parkinson's and his speech is severely affected, so our third C is now a huge struggle. But I credit Michael being a Man Among Giants to have been a faithful husband to an occasionally high-maintenance wife all these years. And our adult children and grandchildren are reaping the blessings of his strength and determination to never utter the D word. :) The rewards in the latter years of marriage are so worth the challenges of staying married and learning to love and serve in the early years. God bless your day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Julie! I'm sorry about your husband's Parkinson's. I know this is a very difficult disease, as my stepmother had it. So agree, the rewards keep growing in our later years. Our very wise counselor urged us to make the "D" word off limits years ago. Thinking this was not an option forced us to work things out!
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