Comments on: #1 Marriage Just Happens http://blogs.shoalcreek.org/roy/2007/06/30/marriage-just-happens/ a collection of thoughts Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Eric Haynes http://blogs.shoalcreek.org/roy/2007/06/30/marriage-just-happens/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Eric Haynes Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:03:52 +0000 http://www.roymoran.com/?p=85#comment-28 One of the greatest lessons Lynne and I learned in the first year of our marriage was while attending a marriage conference through the Lutheran church we attended at the time. The worship leader really challenged us that day to forsake making jokes about marriage and the marriage relationship. The "old ball and chain" comments may be funny, but they are like getting a splinter in your finger...one splinter isn't that big a deal, but over time, a thousand splinters become extremely painful and infected. That one suggestion has really impacted how I viewed my relationship with Lynne and strive to not take it for granted. Eric One of the greatest lessons Lynne and I learned in the first year of our marriage was while attending a marriage conference through the Lutheran church we attended at the time. The worship leader really challenged us that day to forsake making jokes about marriage and the marriage relationship. The “old ball and chain” comments may be funny, but they are like getting a splinter in your finger…one splinter isn’t that big a deal, but over time, a thousand splinters become extremely painful and infected. That one suggestion has really impacted how I viewed my relationship with Lynne and strive to not take it for granted.

Eric

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