Category Archives: Marriage

“I Write My Own Wedding Vows”

Where did this “I write my own wedding vows” kind of thing come from?
 
I am not really sure; but I know this much: Social media and those Kardashian kinds of reality shows may have played some role into it. Talk about a wedding ceremony, you hear, “They even wrote their own wedding vows.” I mean, they choose their gender, they call any relationship a marriage; and who should write their wedding vows but them, right?

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The Will of God

A4P Guest: Hi Missy! I’ve one quick question. Is it the will of God for me to stay in my marriage if my husband is abusing me?
 
A4P: Hmm! Tell me more.
 
A4P Guest: My husband is treating me like dirt. If, for example, I say to my son (we have one four year old son) “Stop your video game now and you can play with your toys,” he will say, “Shut up! What do you know about raising kids?”

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“My Love Sees No Flaw In You”

I was in a kitchen this past Tuesday night, trying to fix dinner. My little one, Biruk, came from downstairs, holding a big white envelop on his hand that was full of pictures. He had a smile on his face and some sadness.
 
I’m like, “What is that?”
 
His big brother was sitting on the coffee table and he asked him,
 
“What are those pictures?”

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