“Some think of marriage
as a glamorous life of ease, luxury, and constant thrills;
but true marriage is based on a happiness
that is more than that,
one that comes from
giving, serving, sharing, sacrificing, and selflessness.”
Spencer W. Kimball
Marriage, Deseret Book, 1978, p 45.
As I read and pondered the above statement about marriage, these descriptive verbs from the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees, found in Jacob 5, came flashing into my mind:
Prune
Graft
Graft
Dig
Nourish
Labor
Pluck
Dung
Preserve
And do you know what I say to that??? OUCH!
For because I think that those words sum up marriage - - - and I'm talking a successful, happy marriage!
Because, in my book, marriage is not for the week, nor for the weak.
And for me, marriage has been worth all of that OUCH!
(It really has! I love you, sweetie!) :)
I'm glad I am married as well. I think I am becoming a different and better person through it. You know, where there's, Will there's a way..and lucky me...I have a Will...:)!
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