I love the word "Cleave" in this scripture because it does not mean that Adam just loosely held onto his marriage with Eve. Cleave can be defined as "sticking to something like glue." Marriage is two way commitment, founded on a promise by both parties to love and cherish each other always. Marriage can be hard for everyone, but that does not mean we should ever give up on it. One of the funnest things about marriage is that you get to fall in love with your spouse over and over again, each time watching your love for that person increase to more than you possibly thought it could be.
So this blog is about marriage. Tips and tricks that I have seen/learned over the years to help your marriage become better. To help you get through the tough times and figure out ways to make continue to make your marriage better.
A little about why I am doing this...
There is a story about a young man who is asked by God to build a ship so that his family can travel to a distant land. This young man has no idea how to build a boat and his brothers think he is a fool for even thinking that he can build a boat good enough to cross the oceans. I admit that I feel a little like this young man. For some reason I have had this feeling burning deep inside of me that makes me feel like I should write down my thoughts about marriage. This has scared me so much that I have been putting it off for over 5 years now, but the feeling keeps haunting me and it is time to act. I do not claim to be someone who has gone to school to study family relations, and this makes me feel inadequate in creating this blog. However, I am a very logical person who likes to watch, analyze, and think things through. Plus, I come from a family who values marriage and have many examples from my personal life. My parents have been married for over I have been married for over 50 years and I have been married to my sweet heart for over 17 years.
I am not claiming to be perfect nor am I expecting that you will agree with everything I say. My hope is that you will possibly be able to learn something from the things that I write down. I especially hope this will be a help to my children, who I love so much. My desire is that all five of my children will learn to become BEST FRIENDS with their spouse, and overcome this divorce plague that is sweeping the world. I personally believe that too many people think that divorce is the answer to their marriage problems, which needs to end.
