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LOVING

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An important part of discovering that your
life involves something greater, is knowing
what to do to lay hold of that discovery. One
way is to find someone who has done or is
doing what you endeavor and learn from
their life. I’m not just talking about their
area of expertise; I’m also referring to their
family life. We always want to focus on how
a person became successful, but we should
be just as interested in what they did with
their spouse, their children, housekeeping,
dinner…the whole nine yards.
I taught a class not too long ago on historical
and contemporary women. I was absolutely
delighted to learn that women who I could
admire and emulate had similar stories of
overcoming the stigma that family life
means you have to wait or even give up the
things that you are passionate about
pursuing. However, I also learned that there
are some paths that were not meant for
marriage and that’s why we owe it to
ourselves to pay attention to our passions
early on. The reality is that many successes
we celebrate and want to duplicate require
the marriage and family to take a back seat,
so we have to take the time to find the right
example from which to learn. The married
can’t pretend they are not, but if we are truly
destined for something, then there is a way
to do it. It will involve sacrifice, but the
marriage and family don’t have to get
destroyed in the process.

purpose. We can see quite clearly when one
or the other has lost their way and this
makes course correction easier. I am glad I
sought out a way to connect my passion with
Charles and my family situation because it
makes everything I accomplish more
meaningful and satisfying. In essence, I
sacrificed self-importance for true destiny.
Two has surely been better than one, so I
implore those who are married to consider
one another and provoke each other to love
your purpose.
Charles & Traci Childress oversee the
Marriage Network, a ministry that
empowers couples to see their relationship
as more than just co-habitating, but as an
opportunity to be a dynamic force in their
homes, communities and extended families.
Pastor Traci Childress is also host of
Finding Serenity on The BOLD Movers
Radio Network. You can connect with them
at www.FunInMarriage.net

Now Charles and I work together as a team,
understanding that helping each other to be a
success is what keeps us tuned in to OUR

Sepia Prime Woman

March 2014