A Stronger Marriage, A Happier Life
“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.” - Ellen Goodman
I still couldn’t believe that I have been married for more than 5 years. Being the hopeless romantic that I am, I always look at our marriage as a “budding romance.” I prefer to see it that way so we wouldn’t lose that passion in our relationship and end as “married friends.”
No matter how I tried to hold on to that belief however did not make our marriage impervious to marital and relationship issues. We remained vulnerable to fighting, silently or by using harsh words, which were both painful.
I was not a very religious person but I believed that a Marriage Family Counselor was sent to us by heaven. I met her daughter in a birthday party and although it may seem coincidental that she was looking for candidates for a Marriage Retreat, I believe that God planned that meeting and decided that my husband and I needed to attend a Marriage Family Counseling.
The Marriage Encounter Weekend we have attended with SPACC or San Pablo Apostol Catholic Community was held in Tagaytay in a scenic seminary. Everything was perfect. The time, the place, and the people (thank you so much to the organizers and everyone who made a tremendous effort to make our ME a truly memorable one). All were instrumental in aiding us to heal our hearts from the pains that we have caused each other in the past as well as help us understand and appreciate each other more.
Our three-day marriage retreat was the most beautiful thing that ever happened to our marriage. For the first time in our matrimony, I had my husband all to myself. His attention was undivided since the seminary disallowed the use of cellphones or any gadgets that would take away our focus from each other. We seized every opportunity to get to know each other more. We learned to understand, forgive and love one another in a more profound way.
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, and always with the same person.” - Mignon McLaughlin
I fell in love with my husband once, before we were married. I fell in love with him twice as much when I married him. At some point, that love was blurred by pains and heartaches. Thanks to God’s interventions in our marriage, the marriage encounter made me in love with him more than ever before.
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This is nice especially for happy couples. I just hope na sana for those couples who are encountering some heavy problems just have faith to each other and add more understanding and please avoid physical sakitan.
Have faith to our Lord Jesus.
God Bless to all.
Pards
cherry…
I agree with you. If a relationship is God-centered, it is bound to resolve problems that comes its way.
God bless you too…
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