Well, what an unlikely combination. However, today was Valentines Day and I tried to make sure that the Valentines in my life were taken care of. This is a nice day to share love, and I hope that everyone that is important to me knows that I love them.
Work on the other hand was trying. I was so tired, and the day was so long.
As today was Martin Luther King day, Bonnie and I didn’t have to go to work. While we had all kinds of plans laid out, what did happen was we went shopping for most of the afternoon. Bonnie was in her element, and did a fantastic job of finding the bargins, of which there were quite a few. It was fun being with her and the girl. Wish I didn’t have to go back to work, but that is the way life is.
I wrote the following essay while thinking about the state of marriage during our recent trip to Washington. It is only incidental that this comes up as a hot debate rages on sirch’s blog.
I love the state of marriage. Why is it such a wonderful institution and relationship. You might ask that questions because in today’s world, many say that the institution of marriage is out of place, out of practice, and can acutally be something that could be detrimental to the individual What then is marriage, and why is it so important?
1) It is wonderful to wake up in the morning and be next to your best friend. It is wonderful to have someone to talk to, that will listen to you and not pre-judge you. It is wonderful to have someone that is always on your side, rather than on someone else’s side.
2) Being married is a Bond–It is a bond because you two have promised before your friends and your families to become one. It is hard to become one with someone and to have their wants and needs be paramount to yours. It is a relationship where the two of you can become one.
3) Commitment is another big part of marriage. My adopted mom taught me a great lesson once. I was dating her daughter (now my wife) and she asked me what I thought the proposition of marriage was about. I told her it was a 50-50 relationship. She told me that it was 100-0. The spouse was 100, me zero. If we considered the commitment to be 50-50, we would always be waiting for our partner to do their 50%, then we would do ours. When that happened, we would always find fault with our spouse, because they weren’t doing there part. When you do everything for your friend, expecting nothing in return, then you woudl be happiest.
4) Covenants are another important part of the marriage relationship. You make a covenant between that person, your God, and yourself that you will always be faithful to them. You will always have the interests of the relationship and the family paramount in the relationship. You will always make sure that your partner and friend is your partner and friend forever.
5) Family is forever. You have relationships which if you are true, can never be broken. You have friends that will always be yours, if you will only be true to them. It is wonderful to have family members who are your friends and always will be your best friend.
6) Blessings flow from beng married. You have the blessing of seeing your spouse accomplish great things, of seeing your children make names for themselves in the world, and of seeing the family name go from generation to generation. Blessings come from marriage.
Why be married? Be married because it is the best thing that can happen to us in this world where not everyone is our friend. It is a place of refuge from the cares and trails of the world. No wonder Satan does not want us to be happy and be married. No wonder that people now days make fun of this commitment, of this bond of marriage. Instead, they believe the lies of Satan, that you should not make a commitment to one you love, but instead you should think only of yourself. Families are forever!!!
Well, today was the most important person in the family and country’s birthday. She has had a good day. It has been typical with food, family, and fireworks. It was a nice clear day today and that made in nicer. We have enjoyed everyone.