I look around the room of this small church and thought to myself: Wow, there are a lot of happy couples here. I was at a wedding of a good friend and I couldn’t help but laugh at all the couples in the room, who if you didn’t know any better you would think all of them just got married. Laughter, happiness, kisses; looks of endearment, joy, and passion were present throughout that room.
Why were all these couples so happy? Let me share their secret.
75% of the couples in the room have invested into programs and or counseling that helped them learn to communicate with each other better, love each other deeper, get over some past hurts, deal with current stressors in their relationships, and learn to be a better spouse.
This may sound kind of strange to you or maybe you have had marriage counseling in the past. I am pretty open that I have a session with my marriage counselor every month not because I am struggling in marriage but because I want to keep my marriage happy and improve my skills. It is a significant investment of money and my time but IT IS WORTH IT!
So the morning after the wedding I had breakfast with a group of couples from the wedding. I had to laugh because; all of us have been counseled by the same counselors, Dr. Lavonne and Jack Atnip. Here are some of their stories:
This year think about making a New Year’s Resolution to improve your marriage. You might end up happier than you ever thought you could be. Please leave your comment below and let us know your thoughts.
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I think many people do not realize that marriage is always a work in progress and needs tending. I did nto understand that and could have benfitted from the Atnip’s counseling.
My Mama always had the best advise for everyone getting married, she said “always respect each other” and she always taught us growing up that if you give respect….you get respect . How can you love someone that you do not respect, so to me this is the foundation to a relationship.
Great advise Verda and Debbie. Respect is the key and tending to your “marriage garden” is important.
Communication, honesty and respect are the keys to a successful relationship. I am not married but I plan to invest in myself and my relationship when the time comes.
After 47 years of marraige,there have been a few times in my marriage when I felt we could benefit from
counseling. I think most marriages have bumps in the road that counseling could
help, but many people are nervous about seeing a therapist.
Awesome! Love the video and found everyones comments to be true in my own life and marriage as well!! May God Bless & prosper them with LONG life together!!! (for all our sakes :)) and I see them “passing the torch” to all of those who are willing & teachable to gleen from the Godly wisdom they bestow upon us. So, we now have a reponsibility to carry that on and into the lives of those around us as well.
I think its incredible that you can be at a wedding and look around and see all the love on everyone’s faces. Marriage doesn’t “just work” and those that expect it to be like in the movies are in for a rough road. Marriage counseling even before its needed can be the difference between a successful happy marriage and an almost certain divorce. Great article here!
Thank you Cara agree