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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