| A successful marriage is like an adventure. If a | | | | Marriage parters sometimes have to make that |
| sport's person is going to a wildrerness, the | | | | same kind of choice. Misunderstandings, lack of |
| adventure can lead to success or it can end in | | | | communication, unwise decsions, familing health or |
| failure. I have seen that it is like that in marriage. | | | | the addition of family members may cause one |
| An engaged couple can start their marriage with | | | | partner to question continuing the marriage. Often |
| the excitment and thrill like a sport's adventurer | | | | divorce comes to mind, but a marriage that has a |
| only to have it fail in divorce. Like a mountain | | | | sound foundation of agape love and Bibilcal |
| climber, the engaged couple should determine that | | | | principles will continue in spite of the difficult |
| they are embraking on an adventure that will last | | | | situations. At this point marriage partners should |
| a lifetime. Their attitude from the outset will help | | | | be willing to seek help from role models or |
| them make their marriage a success.In marriage | | | | Christian marriage counselors. With wise advice |
| success may be determined by the feelings of | | | | and prayer support, marriages with problems do |
| safety and secuity both personally and financially. | | | | not have to come to the end of the rope for the |
| Such goals lead to fruitfulness of dreams, goals, | | | | adventurers. They can readjust and continue on |
| ambitions and family. Just as sport adventurers | | | | with learning and maturity until the goal of success |
| work toward goals, maritial partners should realize | | | | has been achieved.Occasionally sport enthusiasts |
| that a successful marriage also requires effort. A | | | | die while participating in an adventure. Observers |
| sport's person takes equipment that will assure | | | | may declare the adventure a failure. However in |
| him/her a safe adventure. Marriage partners need | | | | marriage the goal is not achieved until death of |
| equipment like a home that is environmentally | | | | one of the spouses. Therefore, engage couples |
| safe; they should keep finances within the | | | | should consider marriage a lifetime adventure |
| economic range of their abilities to pay without | | | | toward success. This is based upon personal |
| credit; they should seek fruitfulness in all areas of | | | | experience of 46 years of marriage. Every day is |
| their lives. Time, money and energy should be | | | | a new adventurer for my hustaband and me.Pat |
| managed so that the family unit will feel love and | | | | Strawbridge is a graduate of the University of |
| joy. | | | | Mississippi and the Mississippi University for |
| With such attitudes, marriage partners can work | | | | Women and has done postgraduate work at |
| toward a succuessful reationship.It takes a lifetime | | | | University of Tennessee, Knoxville in Home |
| for a marriage to become successful. For sport | | | | Economics with emphasis in family relations. She |
| adventurerers, the event may be a redetermined | | | | and her husband, Drennon, live in Cleveland, TN |
| period of time. However, in marriage, men and | | | | near their son, Mike and his wife, Janice, and two |
| women should make a commitment to keep their | | | | grandsons Scott and Will. White Bible Ceremonies |
| wedding vows until one of the spouses dies. In a | | | | for Couples: Advice for Successful Marriage is |
| sport's adventure, sometimes the adventurer | | | | available in manual form with instructions or CD |
| makes a mistake. At that point the adventurer | | | | with photos, instructions and suggestions C. |
| must decide if he/she wants to make | | | | Strawbridge is a former home economics teacher. |
| adjustments and continue or give up in failure. | | | | |