I don’t really want a new marriage…this is the title of the new sermon series at our church. It started Sunday, but you can always catch the “re-run” online and then catch the “live” show for the remainder of the series if you’re local. The message was excellent and though I generally think our marriage is pretty good, we can certainly use the information to make it great!
I’m a lucky, lucky woman. I met my husband when I was just 17 and a freshman in college (parents everywhere are cringing…it terrifies me to think that my daughter could meet the man she’ll spend her life with at such a young age!) and I truly believe that God put us together. We met at a fraternity party, both more than a little intoxicated (again, parents everywhere are cringing, including me!) so that seems strange to say but I don’t know how else to explain a relationship that started that way and is still going strong today. We’ve come a long way from that drunken party! My husband is my best friend and I can’t imagine what life would be like without him. We’ve certainly had our ups and downs, and I’d classify our relationship as very off and on during our college years. But we always came back to each other and after 7 years, he was ready to make a lifetime commitment. I’d been ready some time before that because I knew he was The One. 
He treats me like a princess. He cooks and cleans. He does laundry. He’s a hand-on father who doesn’t think I’m weird (or at least doesn’t voice his opinion!) for doing cloth diapers or letting our kids sleep with us when they need to. He’s supportive of me, in everything from breastfeeding to going back to school. I really couldn’t ask for a better husband. So while I don’t need a new marriage, I’m always looking for ways to make it better.
If you want to hear the sermon from Sunday, it’s available here. And Bill (the pastor) has put some additional notes on his blog here. Because everyone can stand to work on their marriage a little, right?
