10 Days of Relational Ramblings Introduction

Hi! Welcome! 

We are a Married team. Two fiercely independent thinkers with strong wills, desiring to remain committed to God and one another. So, in our very independent and individual opinions we've also chosen to honor one another through deep discussions and care for the others point of view. It comes through sacrifice and humility and through much growth after struggling through. But the fruit has been precious and well worth the commitment. 

We met in college, 13 years ago now. We eventually had a class together; I bought the book and he did not. We studied. We talked. We flirted. We talked more. It was all because of math, and the rest is history. 

We hope you'll join us the next ten days as we explore some of the heaviest topics we have approached in our marriage over the past 11 1/2 years. We look forward to what God is going to do through this sharing. Join us! 

Guided Prayer Prompt: God, as we prepare to open our hearts to hearing Your voice through other's experience please speak to us. Please change what you want to change and grow what you want to grow and remove the branches that need to be pruned. Thank you God for Your great love that calls US to remain in You so that we bear much fruit and calls us to remain faithful to our marriage, as You've shown us greatest love and commitment. 

Scripture: In our marriage, we chose the scripture from John 15:5 as our wedding passage. It reads, "I am the vine and you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him he shall bear much fruit. Apart from Me he can do nothing." We encourage you also to choose a scripture to root your marriage upon. For us, this verse sums up our lives. If we choose to depart from Christ be it within the home, be it within our workplace, or be it within our marriage--we will ultimately fail, it will ultimately fail. Yet likewise, when we choose to remain rooted in HIM in our marriage, in our home, we will thrive! 

Thanks for coming along with us on this 10 day journey into our biggest relational challenges! May He bless and grow your marriage to be a big strong tall tree of faith rooted in Him!

~Abi for us