Solutions June 2019 | Page 24

When the winter comes, you learn
how to hold each other close. When
parents pass away and when sudden
loss comes, it’s your spouse who
will bring you the news or hold you
while you are grieving. In the winter
seasons it will feel cold some nights.
You may even wonder if you made the
right choice. But don’t let the season
last longer than it should. For every
winter there is a comforter. Find a
comforter to wrap your marriage in.
Find a counselor to talk you through
the chilling winter nights. Find a book
to read or a movie to watch to help you
endure the blizzards that happen to
every marriage at some point in time.
This is what life is about. season, and yet I find new things
to love about her every day. These
seasons strengthen me. They secure
me. And now I can say with certainty
that I am committed to every season
of my marriage.
When you are committed to loving
each other in every season, moments
will turn into memories. When you are
committed, you will find the good in
every situation. You will discover that
it doesn’t take a lot of money to have
a good time; it just takes two people
who want to be around each other. In
the winter you learn to keep the main
thing . . . the main thing. You learn to
value the invaluable qualities in each
other. You learn to cuddle more, argue
less, and pray together. The seasons have given us a new
reason to honor our commitment.
Then comes spring. Spring reminds
you that seeds buried alive never
die. Spring reminds you that there is
always a brighter day. Spring assures
you that it won’t be like this always.
Spring is a time for fresh perspective,
new growth, and beautiful love.
The more I get to know Tam, the more
I fall in love with her. Having shared
my life with her for more than three
decades, I have seen her in every
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I am committed to loving him through
his worrisome winters.
I am committed to loving her during
her hot-flash summers.
I am committed to loving him even if
he experiences failure in the fall.
And I am committed to wiping her tears
during the sad, rainy days of spring.
Taken from Us Against the World by David and Tamela
Mann Copyright © 2018. Used by permission of
Thomas Nelson. www.thomasnelson.com.