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a short guide to a long marriage, anniversary edition

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 wally metts5 Comments

These ideas frame a marriage that is much better than the one we imagined when we first embarked, a fence around holy ground.

Posted in marriageTagged short guide

COVID-19 as a relationship accelerator

May 4, 2020 wally mettsLeave a comment

Things don’t have to accelerate, even if they are going poorly. Here’s why.

Posted in aging, health, marriageTagged covenant, covid 19, esther perel, relationship accelerator

a walk on the beach

June 8, 2019June 7, 2019 wally metts5 Comments

Katie and I spent a few days in Myrtle Beach last week, part of our ongoing anniversary celebration. 45 years today. Katie has, as I’ve indicated recently, a deep interest in health and exercise, although she also has an intense interest in tea. She carries her own tea bags when we go out to eat—but… Continue reading a walk on the beach →

Posted in marriage, poetryTagged anniversary, grand strand, myrtle beach

loving life and letting go

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 wally metts7 Comments

For an anniversary, there was surprisingly little nostalgia or remembering.  Our single most significant conversation was about our future. 

Posted in aging, celebration, marriageTagged anniversary

only a picture

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 wally mettsLeave a comment

Our marriage easily becomes our idol, the thing we seek more than we seek God.  It is even easier for our expectations of our spouse to become an idol, the image in our head of what our spouse should look like or do. 

Posted in celebration, marriageTagged covenant, marriage, wedding homily

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