Wedded Wednesday

Every Wednesday will be dedicated to blogging about Marriage.  There is a wide variety of topics that will be covered on different aspects of being married and what the Word of God has to say about it.  Hopefully, this will work out the way I have planned and we will have guest writers!  Keep your fingers crossed.

Our first guest writer today is my mother-in-law, Julia Kilpatrick.  She has been married for 44 years to her husband, Shannon. Together they serve as the Senior Pastors of our church.  Julia has home schooled her 7 children, with the youngest graduating from high school this year.  Julia plays the role of Titus 2 Woman to many who have been encouraged by her wisdom and teaching. 

   

For A Lifetime!

Wedded-Joined in matrimony. To be wedded is to make a commitment to one another for life. It should be a commitment as strong as steel and as tender as kid leather. The two must remain committed through ups and downs, through thick and thin. There will not always be "candlelight" romantic love. Feelings will ebb and flow, but the commitment must remain. In Genesis the Lord said, "You will leave your father and mother and you two will be one flesh."

As a home school mother my time was dedicated to feeding, schooling, bed-time, discipline and everything else that goes with raising  and attempting to educate seven children.  Even though we teach that Daddy should come first, most of the time he got the dregs of my time. Now that the children are grown (The last one graduated in May.) I have time to spend with Daddy. This is a hard transition. It's hard to stop worrying about what the "kid" needs and shift over to doing whatever Daddy wants to do. I have to begin to give Daddy his time.

It's going to be great! (Whenever I can cut the "apron string" and let go of the responsibility of the "grown son".  He's 18.)  Daddy and I are already having fun, going fishing, staying at our camp, spending time together.   

 

"That they (Older women) may teach the young women to be sober , to love their husbands..." Titus 2:4

The parent-child relationship is eternally important! The Lord admonishes us to train our children in His ways. This is so true but don't neglect the husband-wife relationship! Your responsibility to raise, nurture, and train your children is temporary.  Your relationship with your husband is for a lifetime. Nurture that relationship so that when the last child leaves the nest you will know him you will know him and  enjoy spending time with him and he with you.