My husband came into our marriage with a silver tea pot. I came into our marriage with a dog. The dog’s name was Joshua and we learnt some invaluable lessons from him. We learnt about loyalty and faithfulness, about unconditional love and joy. He would listen for our voices and would be waiting at the…
A friend of mine commented the other day that the majority of my posts on Start Marriage Right revolve around divorce. I read through some of my posts and she is right—so this post is going to be different. I am going to share about my mom’s parents’ marriage. They were Afrikaans so we addressed them…
This was posted to Facebook a while back: The human brain is amazing. It functions 24/7 from when we are born and only stops when you take a test or talk to someone attractive. The second part of this quote certainly applied to the Biblical Samson. Before his birth an angel of the Lord appeared…
I asked my husband what advice he would give, in hindsight and with twenty-three years of married life behind him, to a young couple contemplating marriage. His reply: “Don’t get married!” (He assured me he was only joking!) There is a great deal of truth in that answer, however. If you are not prepared to compromise—don’t…
“I love and most importantly, respect my husband. Yes, there are small things that drive me mad, there always will be, and I’m sure the same could be said for him. But, and this is what some forget, they were part of the person you fell in love with and so part of the attraction. Comprises…
