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