Last night my husband and I were guest speakers at a fundraising event in our city. The theme of the evening was “The Awesomeness of Marriage”. There were a wide range of married couples in attendance, from engaged to newlyweds to grandparents. It was so wonderful to attend an event which celebrated the beauty of marriage. I’m posting our talk here for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
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“Marriage cannot thrive on leftover attention. It has to get your best effort.” Ngina Otiende
When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband and I attended a parenting class. During one of the sessions, the instructor asked the participants – all new or soon-to-be parents – who comes first: your spouse or your child? I smugly answered that my husband comes first, duh. Simple answer. A few months later we welcomed our son. I’ll never forget the first time I laid eyes on my beautiful baby boy. The feeling of elation and overwhelming love was unlike anything I had experienced before. I became utterly and absolutely obsessed with my sweet little baby…and promptly forgot about anyone else, including my husband. Once the newborn fog cleared up, I remembered the question of the parenting instructor and thought, huh. Not so simple an answer after all.
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