Hump Day Quotes/ Inspiration {12/2/09}: Why Marriage?

WHY MARRIAGE?

Because to the depths of me, I long to love one person,

With all my heart, my soul, my mind, my body...

...Because I need a forever friend to trust with the intimacies of me,

Who won't hold them against me,

Who loves me when I'm unlikable,

Who sees the small child in me, and

Who looks for the divine potential of me...

...Because I need to cuddle in the warmth of the night

With someone who thanks God for me,

With someone I feel blessed to hold...

...Because marriage means opportunity

To grow in love in friendship...

...Because marriage is a discipline

To be added to a list of achievements...

...Because marriages do not fail, people fail

When they enter into marriage

Expecting another to make them whole...

...Because, knowing this,

I promise myself to take full responsibility

For my spiritual, mental and physical wholeness

I create me,I take half of the responsibility for my marriage

Together we create our marriage...

...Because with this understanding

The possibilities are limitless.

-- Mari Nichols-Haining

Hump Day Quotes/ Inspiration {11/18/09}: The Perfect Love

PERFECT LOVE

Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone. To have a deep soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God to the Christian says, "No, not until you're satisified and fulfilled and content with living, loved by Me alone and giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me, to have an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone.

"I love you, My child, and until you discover that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with Me -- exclusive of anyone or anything else, exclusive of any other desires or belongings.

"I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow Me to bring it to you. You just keep watching Me, expecting the greatest things. Keep learning and listening to the things I tell you. You must wait.

"Don't be anxious and don't worry. Don't look around at the things you think you want. Just keep looking off and away up to Me, or you'll miss what I have to show you.

"And then, when you're ready, I'll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than any you would ever dream. You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready, I am working this minute to have both of you ready at the same time, and until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I've prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me, and this is perfect love.

"And dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love. I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with Me, and to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty and perfection and love that I offer you with Myself. Know I love you. I am God Almighty, believe and be satisfied."

--Author Unknown

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Inspiration {11/11/09}: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up. Again, if two lie together, they are warm; but how can one be warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him.

-- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {08/5/09}: Whatever You Give a Woman

Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her
...so, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of s***.

--- Unknown.

Transitioning... to a New Blogging Home!!!

Hello Blogging Family,

You may have noticed a lot of changes to this little blog over the past couple of months. Well, I'm finally ready to get serious about this blogging business and thought it was time to update my blog. I redesigned my old blog and decided to go with a design that had clean lines and some of my favorite colors. I also elected to have a new blog header.

I am transitioning most of my posts from a previous blog to this one... especially the Wednesday quotes/comedy. I figured I would start fresh but not lose a lot of the information I have accumulated that may interest people. I also decided to keep a lot of the previous content related to other things {i.e. Bridal Show Planning, etc}.

So if you are interested in taking a cruise down memory lane, please feel free. I will continue my Wednesday Hump Day postings because I enjoy reading some of the quotes, scriptures, comedy phases, etc. that I find about marriage, love, relationships, and life.

If you have a Hump Day quote that you would like to add to our listing, please send me an email with the following information:

1. Quote/ Scripture
2. Author
3. Your Name & Blog Address {if applicable}

Note: Please do not send quotes or information that may be considered offessive. It will not be posted!!!

I will add your post to our evergrowing list.

Thank you!!!!

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {08/5/09}: Wedding Prayer

Wedding Prayer
by Stuart Macfarlane

As we come together through marriage, May we stay together through love, And in the twilight of our years,May our love sustain us,Companionship nourish us,And bless us with happiness,And when heaven claims our souls,May our love continue for alleternity.

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {07/29/99}:Quote from Winston Churchill

"My greatest good fortune in a life of brilliant experiences has been to
find you, and to lead my life with you." - Winston Churchill

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {07/15/09}: Today We Begin the Rest of Our Life

Today we begin the rest of our life Together forever as husband and wife. Our dreams came true, with love and more—Adventures to have and the world to
explore.We’ll share our joys, we’ll share our sorrows; We can already see many
bright tomorrows.We’ll share our friends and family, too, And you are part of
that special crew. Thank you for celebrating our wedding day. As we share our
vows, we just want to say: These wedding memories will become a treasure,And
seeing you here is part of the pleasure.

-- By Joanna Fuchs

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {06/24/09}: On Your Wedding Day

On Your Wedding Day

Today is a day you will always remember
The greatest in anyone’s life
You’ll start off theday just two people in love
And end it as Husband and wife
It’s a brandnew beginning the start of a journey
With moments to cherish and treasure
And although there’ll be times when you both disagree
These will surelybe outweighed by pleasure
You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past
When the secrets of marriage were spoken
But you know that the answerslie hidden inside
Where the bond of true love lies unbroken
So live happy forever as lovers and friends
It’s the dawn of a new life for you
As you stand there together with love in your eyes
From the moment you whisper ‘I do’
And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real
May success find its way to your hearts
Tomorrow can bring you thegreatest of joys
But today is the day it all starts.

--Unknown

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {06/17/09}: …His hello was the end of her endings

…His hello was the end of her endings,
Her laugh was their first step down the aisle.
His hand would be hers to hold forever,
His forever was as simple as her smile.
He said she was what was missing.
She said she instantly knew.
He was a question to be answered.A
nd her answer was "I do."
-- Unknown

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {06/3/09}: Once in a Lifetime

Another "Hump Day" Quote. If you have a quote that you really love and would like to see it featured on the "Hump Day Wedding Quotes/Comedy" series, please contact me or leave a comment.

Once in a Lifetime

You will find someone
Who touches not only your heart
But also your soul
You discover someone
Who stands beside you but not over you
You find someone who loves you for who you are
And not for who you could be
Once in a life time,
If you are lucky
You find someone
As we have found each other
- unknown

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {05/27/09}: The Art of A Good Marriage

The Art Of A Good Marriage

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
A good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through
the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or
sacrifice,but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciationand demonstrating gratitude in
thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,understanding and a sense of
humour.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow old.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is
equal,dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right
partner.

- Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Hump Day Wedding Quotes/ Comedy {05/6/09}

"Come live with me and be my love, and we will some new pleasures prove, of
golden sands, and crystal beaches, with silken lines and silver hooks..."

--- John Dunne