Muryel : He took me out to eat one weekend to our favorite place , the Waffle House . We love
the Waffle House . It ' s nothing fancy , but we love it . We would go to every Waffle House in every city we possibly could . This particular time we were at the Waffle House in Murrells Inlet . When we got to the Waffle House , he got out of the car and opened the door for me . Then he turned around and walked away . As I watched him walk away , it just came to me . I knew it . I just knew he was to be my husband .
Shanna : Wow ! It was shown to you right
then . That is how God works ! So throughout all of your challenges what would you say are the things or one thing that kept you guys together ?
Fred : Do you want to tell her Muryel ?
Muryel : No let ' s say it together so she
will know definitely we are on the same page about this . On the count of 3 . 1 ...... 2 ....... 3 ........!
Fred & Muryel : GOD !!!!!! ( in unison )
Shanna : Wow !! ( laughing ) You two are
definitely on one accord about this !
Muryel : Yes , you have always got to put God first .
Fred : Yes ! Anything that is worth fighting for is worth having . I ' m not perfect . She is not perfect .
We both have issues . We accept each other flaws and we realize we are individuals but we work together .
Shanna : Do you think your faith is as strong as it was in 2006 when you guys got married ?
Muryel : No Fred : ( shakes head ) Muryel : I had faith then , but our situations and trials
have made it stronger . Each one of our situations that were challenging became a tool for us to gain and use for the next challenge so we would know how to handle it . There were definitely days we didn ' t want to talk to each other or see each other . There were days we had disagreements .
Fred : We always have things we need to work on .
Our relationship isn ' t always 50 / 50 . Sometimes it was 51 / 49 or 60 / 40 . But always , with God , together we added up to 100 . Mutual respect is important . You got to give and take .
Shanna : What do you believe is the secret to having a
successful marriage ?
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