by Tudie Rose | Sep 19, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
“Make it your goal to create a marriage that feels like the safest place on earth.” —Greg Smalley When I saw that quote recently, it gave me chills. It is so good that I wish I’d written it myself. That’s exactly what marriage should be for all of us. At the end of a...
by Tudie Rose | Sep 12, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
Some people may approach marriage thinking that everything is going to be roses and butterflies, but I think most of us understand that life can be hard and there will be some bumps and bruises along the way. Unfortunately, we don’t know what those trials will be, or...
by Tudie Rose | Sep 5, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
Looking around at some married couples, I’ve noticed something recently. Those couples who seem happiest are those who serve together. I have no scientific basis for this; it’s simply my own observation. I’ve begun to look back at my own marriage and realize that some...
by Tudie Rose | Aug 29, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
September 3, 2014, marks the 50th anniversary of The Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The Act states in part the definition of wilderness: “A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the...
by Tudie Rose | Aug 22, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
When you are young, love and marriage seems all about passion. I suppose if it were not for passion, many of us would not have given our spouses a second look. That’s really a shame, since there is much more to marriage than young, passionate lovemaking. I sympathize...
by Tudie Rose | Aug 15, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
It was never my intention to marry someone who had been previously married. I don’t know that I ever really thought about a second marriage situation. I guess I just always assumed that I would fall in love with someone who had never been married. Sometimes you just...
