Society has ideas about how to do marriage “right”. In theory, the church ignores those things. In practice, we are affected.
One of these is the idea that you should finish college, have a good job, and possibly own a home before you get married. This is not a biblical concept, but it’s becoming very common in the church. Jewish couples of old lived for years in a bedroom added to his parent’s home.
Part of what is used to justify later marriage is the idea you need to have a solid grasp on who you are before you get married. That sounds good, but it makes it more difficult for the two to become one.
The big one is sex before marriage. Church folks won’t tell you it’s okay to do that, but the truth is most think waiting to finish school is more important, and if that means you have sex, please don’t ask, don’t tell.
Then we have massive weddings that leave parents or the couple in debt for years. And don’t get me started on destination weddings!
Most of these are not an issue for my readers. But keep them in mind for your children!
~ This is Paul, reminding you that the world isn’t good at Doing Marriage Well.
Last fall, the deer got into our strawberry patch. So we just put in an eight-foot fence.
We need to do a lot of weeding in the bed they didn’t decimate. As we get runners, we will start new plants to fill the other two beds.
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