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Marriage. Just about every time I hear that word my brain cues straight to the wedding scene in Princess Bride—Anyone else? Just me? Okay. So in this classic movie, the clergyman starts off a wedding ceremony by saying this line in a ridiculous accent, “Marriage. Marriage is what brings us together today. This dream, within a dream. And love, true love, will follow you forever. So treasure your love.” Profound? Nonsensical?
But truly, how many of us begin our marriages in this way, thinking that true love will just follow us everywhere we go? And if it doesn’t, then it must not have been true love. We begin our marriages with a picture-perfect wedding that we plan down to the smallest detail, identifying how these very details will set the foundation for our picture-perfect marriage. Yet, we wake up one day realizing that this is so much harder than we thought. We get caught up in the whirlwind of promotions, ultrasounds, miscarriages, soccer practices, infidelity, graduation, and life. Suddenly, picture-perfect is maybe more like picture-good-enough.
The American Psychological Association (APA) states that a good marriage is beneficial for your physical and emotional health. They report 90% of the US population marries before the age of 50 with approximately 50% percent of those marriages ending in divorce. BUT, Time Magazine tells us that 2017 reported a decrease in this divorce statistic for the third year in a row. This is where our hope lies, in the decrease. Kalie and I strongly believe in the value and importance of marriage. Marriage is the foundation of our families, our society, our world. So there lies our purpose, our direction if you will. We desire to promote strong, healthy marriages that can withstand the heartache, triumph the successes, and thrive in the day-to-day.
We get it. We live in the age of Pinterest, HGTV, Instagram and adorable celebrity romances…the bar is HIGH. Our hope for you is to sift through the photo filters and modern-day fairytales to identify what is real. Redefine that standard to reflect who you are and what love really is. We want to take back marriage from the patterns of our parents, the pressures of society, and the day-to-day stuff to refocus on what marriage was intended to be. Whether you are just newly married, happily married, recovering from infidelity, or feeling like you need a refresh, our hope is to provide you with the tools you need to design your marriage with intentionality and purpose.
Welcome to Marriage Reclaimed!