When people are mutually attracted, a myriad of physical and chemical changes take place.
We have become tools of a process that has propelled mankind for many thousand years, that mystical, magical attraction we call “love.”
Diverse emotions, likes, dislikes, fears, insecurities and prejudices learned by life are then proposed to blend, forming a single, lasting relationship.
With such complexity and our personal quirks, is it any wonder most fail.
I, as one fortunate to have survived the early trials of marriage, am thankful a wonderful, patient wife saw something in me worth keeping.
Now here we are, looking toward celebrating that day in May 1955 that so dramatically altered and enriched my life — yes, I was 11 at the time.
The point is simple. I would pray that other young couples would find the happiness we now enjoy.
Like our good friends, Jerry and Oteka Ball — who just celebrated their 50th anniversary, we still hold hands often and hug — with feeling — every morning. Over time, that transient thing, sometimes called love, has grown into something far better.
Now to the point. Doctors Jerry and Oteka Ball conducted a class called “The Five Languages of Love,” which we attended.
I watched the video and entered the discussions enthusiastically, recognizing so much I had learned — at times, painfully — over the years. Things I had struggled with were right there before me.
Not only did it reinforce much I had come to understand, it confirmed my wife’s — Allie’s — language of love.
Born into a family showing little emotion, early on words of love came with difficulty. Looking back, I now understand and appreciate more completely all the gifts and things she did for me.
This was her saying, “I love you.”
Attending the upcoming free, repeat class Sept. 13 — six weeks — at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 10th Street and Beard, will greatly increase one’s appreciation of his or her partner and answer important questions he or she has not even thought to ask.
For more information, including times, visit St. Paul’s or call 273-0982.
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When people are mutually attracted, a myriad of physical and chemical changes take place.
We have become tools of a process that has propelled mankind for many thousand years, that mystical, magical attraction we call “love.”
Diverse emotions, likes, dislikes, fears, insecurities and prejudices learned by life are then proposed to blend, forming a single, lasting relationship.
With such complexity and our personal quirks, is it any wonder most fail.
I, as one fortunate to have survived the early trials of marriage, am thankful a wonderful, patient wife saw something in me worth keeping.
Now here we are, looking toward celebrating that day in May 1955 that so dramatically altered and enriched my life — yes, I was 11 at the time.
The point is simple. I would pray that other young couples would find the happiness we now enjoy.
Like our good friends, Jerry and Oteka Ball — who just celebrated their 50th anniversary, we still hold hands often and hug — with feeling — every morning. Over time, that transient thing, sometimes called love, has grown into something far better.
Now to the point. Doctors Jerry and Oteka Ball conducted a class called “The Five Languages of Love,” which we attended.
I watched the video and entered the discussions enthusiastically, recognizing so much I had learned — at times, painfully — over the years. Things I had struggled with were right there before me.
Not only did it reinforce much I had come to understand, it confirmed my wife’s — Allie’s — language of love.
Born into a family showing little emotion, early on words of love came with difficulty. Looking back, I now understand and appreciate more completely all the gifts and things she did for me.
This was her saying, “I love you.”
Attending the upcoming free, repeat class Sept. 13 — six weeks — at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 10th Street and Beard, will greatly increase one’s appreciation of his or her partner and answer important questions he or she has not even thought to ask.
For more information, including times, visit St. Paul’s or call 273-0982.
