Sorry dear readers for the looong dry spell on this blog. Life often-times gets in the way of good intentions. So here is a entry; if it inspires you, please-leave me a comment. May God bless you!
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Isn't it amazing how the Holy Spirit can lead you to something or cause something to "randomly" show up when you least expect it?

I recently worked with a couple in planning their wedding ceremony. They both wanted to write personal vows to each other. I received their separate vows and as I read through them, I noticed that each had prayed, asking that God would lead them to the person that they were to marry.

What you ask, was the Holy Spirit's contribution in all this? Having put what I thought were the final touches to their wedding ceremony and closed the file. Since I had a few minutes, I got on Facebook to view a couple of Wedding pages that I belong to.

I was prompted to do a search for "I Do", so I opened another tab, typed in "I Do" and did you know that there are 124 MILLION (124 and SIX zero's!) returns? Of all the returns, the one to standout was the poem "I Do" by Cherish. Reading the poem I realized that it would fit in perfectly. It fit so well, one would be inclined to think that "I" planned it that way! Well, it was planned alright, just not by me!

I Do
By Charmer

At last the day has finally come when I can say my dreams have come true.
After many nights of getting down on my knees, my prayers have brought me you.
My search is finally over, and the journey of loving you I will now pursue.
I can't think of any better way to say I love you, except to say…
I Do.

Though we walk to the altar separately, we leave together as one.
To build a happy future around the miracle that He has done.
I'm thankful for everything that you have given me, and together we'll make a brand new start.
Staying together as long as we live, only in death we do part.

As I stand here before you, and I say to you here and now.
As God is my witness, I Do promise to keep every word of each vow.
I wish this moment could last forever, it’s almost hard to believe it’s true.
And with this kiss, I'm in heavenly bliss, and I'm proud to say I Do...

I saw a sign that likened a Marriage to a bird and felt that I should share it here-
Picture that the bird represents the marriage; the wife, the right wing; the husband, the left wing. By working together and in unison the bird will fly, when one partner stops doing their part, the bird ceases to fly.

What makes a successful marriage?  Some may say it's compatibility with your partner or it's all about communicating or saying you love your partner every chance you get. These attributes are all great; but if you're a spiritual couple, where is God in you marriage? Take a piece of cotton string and wrap the ends around your fingers and try to break it. Breaks fairly easy doesn't it? Ok, now take two strands of string and try to break these like you did with the single strand. They broke but you had to really work at it didn't you? Now the big test; take three strands and twist them together and try to break them. Pretty hard isn't it?  So you might ask "What's the object here?" Well, the single strand represents you and the double strand represents you and you partner; and lastly, the three strands represents you, your partner and God.

Now you might say that you're not a religious couple; look at the paragraph above - the word I used was SPIRITUAL. Religion is great; it allows you to meet with like minded people, share common beliefs, etc. You can have God in your life with out having a church. Just like you developed a personal relationship with your partner, you can develope a relationship with God. Develope this relationship between your partner and God and you can strengthen marriage age.