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Ways Couple Unite as One at a Wedding

Weddings are very special events for couples. During a wedding, a couple unites as one before God, family, and friends. During the ceremony, the couple may choose to show their love and unite in many different ways. Below I have listed some of the most common traditions that couples use to unite together as one. Promise of Vows It is American tradition for a couple to exchange vows at a wedding. The couple may choose to write their own vows or to use the traditional vows. Exchange of Rings Each partner in the couple purchases a ring for the other. … Continue reading →

Betrothal and Wedding Customs at the Time of Christ

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When I read the story of Mary and how she was expecting to bear Jesus, while she was betrothed to Joseph, I am always interested in the customs of the day. Here is an overview of the betrothal and wedding customs at the time Jesus was born. Stage 1- Betrothal Betrothal was what we would consider an “engagement” today. The first stage of the betrothal was finding a suitable spouse for the bride or bridegroom. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, this was most often initiated by the families of the bride and groom. Though a young man could make … Continue reading →

Heritage Photos: Creating Albums

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Once you have your heritage pictures sorted, then you need to decide what types of albums you would like to create using your heritage items. Here are a few of my ideas for smaller theme albums that would be fun to create and give you more focus when putting the album together. Christmas through the Years. You could pull all of the Christmas photos you have and build an album focusing on your family’s Christmas traditions. It would be fun to include a page at the end of the album celebrating the things that your family does now. Focus on … Continue reading →

Traditional Family Scrapbooks

In my last post I shared my master plan for creating an unconventional family scrapbook. Obviously, if you are not Japanese and you don’t plan to marry someone of Japanese descent, then you probably won’t take much away from the layout ideas I recommended yesterday. Today I figured I’d stick with page design ideas for more conventional family scrapbooks. At some point, most scrapbookers consider compiling a memory book filled with information about their families. Features could include items, from family photos and important documents to heirlooms and other treasured keepsakes, that have been passed down through the generations. While … Continue reading →

He’s Got Her Wrapped Around His Little Finger!

Chase has been dating Amy, a 28 year old single mother, for over a year. Things are getting serious; they’ve even been batting around the “M” word. She is attractive, kind, funny, considerate, and they both love to fish and camp. In a nutshell, she’s everything he’s been looking for in a life partner…except for one little thing… a twenty-eight pound, 3 year old little thing, named Marcus. “Now don’t get me wrong, he’s really cute and everything” admits Chase, “but she jumps every time he cries! And I mean every time! He has totally got her wrapped around his … Continue reading →

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue: What Were Yours?

It’s a saying every bride-to-be is familiar with: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Did you have any of these things on your wedding day? If you did, do you remember what your somethings old, new, borrowed, and blue were? I had to dig deep to try and remember mine. Old I honestly don’t remember what my something old was. I want to say it was a handkerchief. If so, who gave it to me? My mom? Wayne’s grandma? I hate to admit it, but I just can’t remember. However, something does strike me that one of them … Continue reading →

When in Rome …

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Do you think that divorce, prenuptial agreements and living together are just a modern invention? Turns out that all of these existed in Ancient Rome and oh, and politically advantageous marriages? Yep, they happened there too. As it turns out, if you wanted to seek an office in the Roman political structure, you were best off arranging marriages for your children to increase your political alliances. The name for marriage was matrimonium (the root of matrimonial) and the root of that word is mater – or mother. Providing children was the principle requirement behind a couple entering into matrimonium. Marriages … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for Dec 30 – Jan 5

Woo hoo, it’s Saturday and this week, we enjoyed watching our daughter go back to school and yesterday, she received a Good Effort Award for her progress in school. She’s mastering reading and so much more. Every day is a new adventure for us as parents and as a married couple, but we will talk more about that later. In the meanwhile, Sherry and I welcomed the arrival of the New Year here at the Marriage Blog with a series of articles covering everything from the marriage debates to the wedding planning. So without further ado, let’s talk about our … Continue reading →

ABC Scrapbooks – Five More ABC Lists

ABC ablums are so much fun to create, but thinking up lists of ABC words can be difficult. I’ve compiled a few that I’ve had for many years. I add to them whenever I think of a new word or see something that should be on it. I hope you will do the same. If there are some needed words missing, just let me know! High School ABC’s by author unknown A – Annuals, athletics, Algebra B – books, band, ball games, C – college prep classes, computer lab, calculators, chemistry, calculus, choir, cheer leading D – Driver’s Ed, diploma, … Continue reading →

ABC Scrapbooks – Five More ABC Lists

ABC albums are so much fun to create, but thinking up lists of ABC words can be difficult. I’ve compiled a few that I’ve had for many years. I add to them whenever I think of a new word or see something that should be on it. I hope you will do the same. If there are some needed words missing, just let me know! High School ABC’s by author unknown A – Annuals, athletics, Algebra B – books, band, ball games, C – college prep classes, computer lab, calculators, chemistry, calculus, choir, cheer leading D – Driver’s Ed, diploma, … Continue reading →