Marriage is love....

And love is:

patient
kind
not rude
not boastful
not prideful
unfailing
unconditional
never failing

Have you ever noticed that all that love is....well, it's things that don't come naturally to us. We have to work on these things. We have to decide to be and act on these things.

At my wedding, the preacher asked me and Jeff to love each other:

for better, for worse
for richer, for poorer
in sickness, and in health
foresaking all others
as long as we both shall live.

Honestly, when I took the vows to do that, I really didn't think we would ever have to address the negative aspects of these vows. And we have. We didn't feel like it. We didn't deserve it. We both had good reason to walk away. But we didn't.

Only with God. Love. I love you. I choose to love you whether you deserve it or not. whether you have money or debt. whether you are well or ill. whether you are faithful or not. As long as I'm alive, I love you. I don't feel like it. I choose it. I choose it, because God makes it possible.

That's the way my husband has loved me and I hope the way he would say I have loved him. We promised. And I'm so glad we stayed together. We are so happy today.

Hey, if you have time, please visit, www.beautifulp31.blogspot.com to read about my mom. She has cancer and I've posted an update there. Pray for her please. Her name is Becky.

Blessings,

Melissa