37 Years of Marital Bliss!

January 28, 2010 | by Dana Collins

Well, maybe not marital bliss but more like 37 years of learning, growing, sharing, struggling, loving and by the sheer grace of God surviving the tough times. There's a saying in our family, when facing a challenge, that goes: "If it were easy, everybody would be doing it". This certainly applies, in our case, to a commitment to marriage. Early in our marriage we met challenges that we chose not to face and we "threw in the towel", taking the easy route. But God had another plan. By putting God in the middle of our marriage and using His Word as a guide Jeep and I are able to say that our marriage is good and that we are living in total commitment to our marriage for a lifetime.

Today on our 37th wedding anniversary, I would like to encourage anyone facing challenges in his or her marriage. With God all things are possible, even a restored marriage. (Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.)

God has blessed us abundantly for not doing what was easiest, but instead relying on Him to do what seemed to be impossible.

To God be glory and praise.

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Comments:

  • Praise & Glory to God. Congrats to both of you. I love your jewelry, I have been in your shop & in your daughters & loved talking with her. Your testimony is such a blessing. We have been married over thirty years, marriage is a wonderful thing when God is in the center!! Praise be to Him. Bless You. | mzzterry
  • Congratulations! My husband and I will have our 37th anniversary June 3. I purchased my first JC (a beautiful big cross necklace and earrings) for my college graduation in 1992 (yes, I was 38) and many other items afterwards. Your commitment and Christian love inspires and encourages many. God is good! | Belinda from Tupelo
  • Thanks for the wonderful story about your marriage and God's plan for you even when you "threw in the towel." It makes a difference when you know God is in control and you relax and let Him lead.... it sure makes everything a lot "easier" (even if it's not the way YOU would have done it -- ha ha). I love your jewelry and have been a long time customer, buying my first piece of your jewelry at a little place in Cartersville, Georgia called Martha Jane's Fudge Shop. Thanks for your inspiration. | Patty
  • Congratulations on your anniversary. May you and Jeep have many more with God's continued blessings. .love, Elinor | Elinor
  • Congratulations! We just hit our 30th on Feb 22 ourselves! In marriage you have to be willing to give as well as take.Inner strength and patience are also virtues that are needed. I am blessed to have my husband, our two children, and our thirty years of marriage. | Vanessa
  • I do think this is a most incredible website for proclaiming great wonders of Our God! | effompobeweds
  • Congratulations!!!! What an inspiration to go to a jewelry website and be so encouraged in the Lord!!! | Laurie