When you see a marriage that works it is just so obvious, you can’t help but notice.
Recently Mick and I were invited into the home of an elderly couple we know. This couple has been married over 60 years. A couple of things struck me as we entered their home.
The first was how important their marriage was to them. They had photographs of their wedding and also photographs and items from the local paper about their 6Oth wedding anniversary which occurred last year on display. Their home had real warmth as it was filled with lots of other memorabilia of their lives together.
The other interesting thing is this couple, both around their eighties, were so obviously in love they still gave each other Valentine’s Day cards. They were still sitting on the dresser as a sign of their enduring love.
The other thing that struck me was how important family is in their lives with photos of children and grandchildren and great grandchildren on the walls, beaming down at them. The husband is very clever with his hands and always involved in woodworking and making items for the newest family members.
The third thing that struck me was the love and pride they had in each other. Both of them told us about the achievements of their marriage partner. You could hear how proud they were of each other and what their partner had accomplished. You could see it as well as the love when they looked at each other.
I came home feeling we a lovely picture of what marriage should look like – one where love is evident in every aspect, in every word, every glance. It made me wonder whether that is what people see when they come to our home, when they look at our marriage. I hope it is. Perhaps you might want to think about whether that is what people see when they come to your home and look at your marriage.
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