Marriage

I have been thinking a lot about marriage lately. I feel surrounded by people going through tragic divorces these past few months- families with children who are being broken up with such an uncertain future. I feel like Satan is working at an alarming rate to break up what were once such happy couples and marriages, and in turn, families.

I have been blessed with an incredible example of marriage in my parents and their solid marriage, and I hope to one day attain the close bond that they have developed over years and decades of hard work. I am realizing that this strength in marriage does not simply happen on it's own, but it is a product of effort to make it happen.

After being married for a year, I've realized how easy it can be for couples to fall into a rut. (Rut: a sunken track or groove in the ground, a fixed usually boring course or way of life). Routines become somewhat fixed. That level of comfort sets in. And truly, those routines and that comfort is one of the best parts about marriage. But I am sad to admit that there are already times that I have found myself taking for granted what an incredible person I have found and just how happy I truly am. It takes only the simple thought back to the lonely times when I was single to humble myself and to feel complete gratitude for Eric and his love for me.

I am so grateful to be a member of a church that emphasizes the importance of marriage and families and holds those things in such high esteem. I hope that one day Eric and I can teach our own family the importance of a strong marriage through our example.

For more wonderful and uplifting thoughts on marriage, go HERE and HERE and HERE!