"One Flesh"

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh”

Genesis 2:24

My marriage has been one of the greatest decisions I have every made.  Not because it has made me happy continuously or because it has been easy.  I am eternally grateful for my marriage because it has allowed me to grow.  I have grown personally; developing characteristics and traits I didn’t know I was capable of.  I have also been given the opportunity to forge this life with a man who completes me.  We work and endure side by side with our sights set on eternal life. 

It has taken us both some time to understand the concept of becoming united without the interference of family or friends.  I, too often, have turned to my mother when my husband was the person I should have sought.  I have admitted too many negative qualities to my family, hindering their right to see his positive qualities.  I have now created a relationship between my family and my husband where he is striving to change their opinions, many of which are unwarranted, based on what I have told them.  This is extremely unfair and I feel awful.

As more children enter our family my husband and I have realized the important part our families have played in who we are, how we parent, and the husband and wife we are.  I love the quote “parents give their children two things: roots to grow, and wings to fly”.  Our parents have done the best they can to teach and guide us and it is now time for us to create our own family unit.