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One Reason Not To Divorce!
Part 1
If we incorporated the “40 Reasons to Divorce, but One Reason Not To” idea as a requirement for Marriage Counseling, we might find that fewer people would call it quits.
We chose to tell our story for that exact purpose. We have been married for 40 years now, and for each year of those 40 years, we could give one reason we could have chosen to throw in the towel.
So, for that reason we chose the title of this Blog “40 Reasons to Divorce” But, we chose not to. So let us start our story from the beginning. We will call it Part 1.
One might say that the wedding day is the happiest day in a couple’s life, It normally is for the Bride, but oftentimes the Bride and the Groom might see things slightly different.
That being said, the Bride and the Groom will have two different perspectives of their “Special Day”.
It is important that before the marriage the couple understand why they are getting married in the first place. We will call this their reason why? Their why must be stronger than their desire, because your desire may quickly change as time pass. So, Here is our story!
This June 7th day was not too much different than any other day that couples are excited about called “Our Wedding Day”.
You wake up that morning and everthing is perfect. June is such a beautiful month because everything outside is blooming and growing at a very high speed.
So I thought, why should my wedding day be any different? If June 6th was any sign of what the next day would look like… I was more than grateful. The day prior to June 7th was perfect.
I went to bed that night with a bit of excitement. I was optimistic about the next day which would be my wedding day. Many friends and family members had arrived in town to help celebrate the anticipated happiest day of my life. I did not see my fiance that day, but spoke with him on the phone often.
The next day came quickly. I woke up around 6:00 a.m, with the sounds of lightening and thundering. I looked out of my window, and to my surprise it was totally black. I did not even see street lights on, which I can normally see from my bedroom window. So, I thought, I will go back to bed and give this storm time to blow over.
To my amazement, it was now 8:30 a.m., and no sign of light anywhere. I could still hear the frequent sounds of lightening and thundering. Hum, I thought, I will get up anyway and get started on my day, after all, it is my wedding day, and maybe by the time I shower, dress, and give myself a facial, I will start seeing the beautiful Sunlight outside.
As the morning progressed, the weather continued to get even worse. It is now 10:30 a.m. The rain poured as if the skies in the Heavens opened up and poured bucket-fuls of water over the earth. Was God crying, I thought! Or, was He trying to tell me something?
Whatever it was,..I did not want to hear it on my wedding day. After all, God had plenty opportunities to pull me aside and tell me, “Don’t do this!” So, why would He wait to the last minute and choose today? No! I did not want to hear it. It just didn’t make any sense to me at all. So, I chose to ignore all prior warning signs and looked forward to the best wedding day ever!
But it wasen’t that simple. By this time, everyone is concerned. The phone is ringing off the hook. We did not have cell phones at that time, so people traveling on the highways had to pull over on the side of the road because of weather conditions. They had no way to communicate to us their traffic delays.
The question that no couple wants to hear on their wedding day was now being asked……”Is the wedding still on?”.
Please stay tuned for Part 2.
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