A Crucial Choice

wifey on wedding day

Choosing a spouse is the most important decision we need to make in life [2nd to salvation of course]. Because marriage is the best thing that can happen to a person, [or the worse if one made a bad choice]. Your partner can make or break you, bring the best or the worst out of you, helps you soar but keep your feet on the ground, or disillusion you of success but can make you kiss the ground. Your partner can lead you to do what is right or pressure you to compromise your integrity.

wifey w/ 2 kids

Today, we are celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary, an adventure indeed as we shared laughter and tears,  and we look forward to more years as we journey towards what God placed in our heart. This post is an affirmation that I made the right choice when I got married on Dec. 19, 1992, and to share with you a few lessons I learned about our journey.

Wifey and I were steady for 5 years before we decided to tie the knot, she’s my former English teacher and yes, she’s older than me. She’s a  faithful and supportive partner, and good mom to our 2 tweens. Though lovely and kind, she’s a tough nut too, ha ha. Love you darling and happy anniversary, more years to come.

If you may, allow me to share a few lessons about love and marriage, I have no particular order in mind though:

@ Quezon Province

@ Baguio

During college

• Commitment is a choice, so is love- this is what will keep the marriage strong after the emotional goosebumps of courtship wanes.
• Losing is winning – you don’t need to prove you are right all the time
• Happy wife = happy life
• A violated trust can be irreparable - so don’t even think about it
• A good beginning goes a long way –  broken marriages can be traced to “a wrong beginning”.
• God builds the family – If He is in the center, He can heal wounds and keep the family together

Please share with our happiness, and your prayers for the family will be greatly appreciated.