Family and Faith Magazine June-July 2015 | Page 5

RELATIONSHIPS Dancing and Praying KEEP LOVE ALIVE FOR MARSHALL AND SHARON REDWOOD A fter 4 children and 17 years of marriage, Sharon and Marshall Redwood still deeply love each other. A few days after Sharon’s last birthday, she described Marshall as ‘an amazing man of God’ on her social media pages. How many married women can sincerely say that about their husbands? Perhaps part of what makes Sharon think Marshall is so amazing is his prayer life. “No matter what is going on in our lives I can’t wait to see him to talk about it and pray about it because our life on a whole is about us just coming together and believing to see God come through. One of the things I love about him is that he has really been that anchor. He is always praying for me. I will wake up and find Marshall praying for me,” declared Sharon. She emphasised the importance of the power of agreement in making marriages and families strong to weather the storms of life. On a practical level, she added that “one of the things we agreed on was that rather than us blaming each other and arguing (about finances, building our home etc.), we would get up in the morning and hug each other, and that has really helped us,” she said, confessing that she is usually the one to lose her cool, while Marshall tends to always be calm. Additionally, the two lovebirds may be more alike than they are different, especially when it comes to having fun. “Marshall and I love to dance to oldies music. We go to Friends on The Deck or Waterfalls to dance. We also like Tyler Perry movies and sometimes we have dance competitions at home with the children.” “ A few days after Sharon’s last birthday, she described Marshall as ‘an amazing man of God’ ... ” familyandfaithmagazine.com 5