Hello blog world,
I just wanted to start off by telling you a little about myself. I was raised in a small town most of my life. During my high school years, we moved to a different place every six months to a year. I did not have stability in my life at all. I lived with my mom and did not have a close relationship with my dad. My mom was on her third marriage before I even graduated high school. My dad was also on his third marriage and currently on his fourth. I guess you could say that my concept of marriage was pretty twisted. Despite all that, I got married two months after I turned 18 to a man that I had been dating for six months who was eleven years older than me. I was naïve to say the least.
Five incredible and hard years later, we are still married. Literally, all because of the help of God. I know some may think that five years is nothing, but we have experienced so much in these five years its crazy. I am extremely proud that we are still married and will continue to fight to make sure we stay married. Making sure that happens is very hard to live out especially after everything that has happened in our marriage. As this blog develops, I will share our story. It is not glamorous by any means, actually the complete opposite. It is real, though, and definitely has a meaning of hope.
I know I am young and still possibly naïve, but I believe that marriage should be sacred and valuable. I want this blog to create a community of married people supporting each other in the good and bad. I want us to share stories with one another to let each other know we are not alone. I want us to encourage each other in the fight of keeping marriages together when society tells us to throw in the towel.
Marriages are a lot of work, but they bring such happiness and joy that can truly be life-changing.
Lets take this journey together.
Much love,
M
November 29, 2015 at 6:43 am
Hello M!
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Maybe later I will share details of my married life of 46 years, but in the meantime for you and other married people in Blogland I will give some very basic advice:
NEVER keep account of “who did what”!
Never think to yourself that you GIVE more(of anything whether it be affection, chores, whatever) than your husband/wife does.
Be each other’s best friend.
Best wishes from Maureen
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November 29, 2015 at 3:56 pm
Your welcome! Thanks so much for the basic advice! I can definitely agree with you as things can get to tit for tat quick! Congratulations on 46 years! Wow! That’s such a huge accomplishment! I would love for you to follow and later on share your story! It would be amazing to hear what 46 years are made of 😍 thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!
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November 29, 2015 at 9:04 am
Thank you so much for stopping by and spending some time at our blog http://onlytheceremony.com and for liking us. Please stop back and visit us again. All the best, C&C
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November 29, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Definitely will do 😊
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November 29, 2015 at 10:45 pm
Thanks for visiting my blog.
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November 29, 2015 at 11:36 pm
Your welcome! Thanks for visiting mine!
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November 30, 2015 at 6:53 pm
Thank you for stopping by my blog! It’s hard now days to be married. People look at me funny when they find out I’ve only been married once and all my kids are to the same dad.lol
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December 1, 2015 at 5:55 pm
Yes I totally agree with you! I think that’s a good thing tho! Congrats! You should be proud 😊
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December 3, 2015 at 4:29 am
Thank you for swinging by and best of luck in this new blogging endeavor. You have loads of experience to share and I look forward to reading and sharing along with you.
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December 3, 2015 at 5:05 am
Thanks so much! I am excited about this adventure! I look forward to you sharing!!
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December 3, 2015 at 4:56 pm
Enjoyed my visit. You have a new follower. All my best to you.
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December 3, 2015 at 4:58 pm
Thank you very much! I hope you stop by often 🙂
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