Last week was our 37th anniversary! Yes, the cards pictured are the cards we picked out for each other! The same exact card purchased from two different places. In 1999 a movie came out titled “The Story of Us,” which resonated with us when we watched it. Through the years, we have used the phrase to emphasize the event or challenge taking place at the time. Day by day, we are creating our story, the story that makes us who we are and what we stand for as a couple.
Matthew 19:5-6 is often quoted at weddings: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.” Jesus is responding to a question about divorce in this passage of Matthew 19:1-12. He is teaching about God’s design for marriage, that two people will grow together so strongly that they cannot be separated.
We want to leave a strong legacy for our children
My deepest desire for our marriage would be that we would leave a strong legacy for our children, grandchildren, and those around us. A legacy that exemplifies what I believe to be the strong tenants of marriage:
- Our relationship with God is first in our home.
- Our relationship with each other is a priority and comes before the children.
- Intimacy is a vital part of our marriage (God created it, we should enjoy it!).
- We both have separate interests and give each other the freedom/time for those interests.
- We are each other’s biggest cheerleaders and support each other well.
- But above all, we continue to learn to LOVE the other one, WELL. (this is a lifelong pursuit – as we change, so do our needs and desires, but it is essential always to be a student of your spouse.
One of the things that we practice is setting proper expectations! We use this technique for everything from the day ahead to planning vacations (adventure or relaxing). For example, if we are going shopping, I set the expectation that this is a “shopping trip, and we will be gone 3 hours and go to the following stores.” If I have communicated that from the start of the trip and it only takes 2.5 hours, I have a happy man with me. But, on the other hand, if I say we are going shopping and I don’t let him know what the goal is, and we go to 20 stores, he is grumpy.
Dear Lord, I pray for all of the marriages that are reading this post. Let them each enJoy creating their own “Story of Us” that leaves a strong legacy. In Jesus name, amen
The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 19:5–6). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
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