Sunday was an amazing experience at the ol' church. Dominique and I preached together on the topic of marriage. It was a hoot. I love allowing for such diverse points of view. How much more diverse can you get than Dom and I; we're as different as they come (the Mars vs. Venus thing you know). We had alot of fun with it; lots of banter back and forth and great relationship humor. Our four marriage secrets were as follows: constant communication, always compromise, keep your commitments and center on Christ.
We built our talk around input from the congregation. A few weeks ago I asked for everyone's top marriage secrets; we had 322 years worth of collective wisdom that responded (13 couples = average of 25 years per couple). It could have been one of the funnest(iest) Sundays to date. I encourage all of you speakers out there to get input from those sages that are sitting in your midst. Real life examples and wisdom from those who've been there go so much further then any measly thing I can say. Dom and I had a blast; any time you want to check the temperature of your marriage/relationship, just try collaberating on a speech together sometime. Or any project for that matter.
If any of you would like to add your top three or four secrets concerning healthy relationships i would love to hear it.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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Cade-
It takes me a while to check your posting but here are some of my thoughts
Forgive as you would like to be forgiven.
Listen as you would like to be heard.
Never forget to tell your spouse how much your love and appreciate them every day.
Give thanks to God for those valleys just as much or more as those peaks.... because in the valleys we grow.
In the heat of moment--- When you are just sure your are right....you probably aren't***
Thanks for these words of wisdom, they ring very true. I may have to type these out and put them on my refrigerator.
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