in sickness and in health

No relationship on earth, other than my relationship with Jesus Christ, is more important than my relationship with my husband. Cody and I have been together for 16 years and married for 9, and we haven't always had an easy relationship. We've had our share of struggles and we've managed to work through them. Some easier than others.

I have been fortunate enough to receive some great information on marriage that has helped Cody and I reveal the heart of Christ within our marriage.

A verse read at our wedding was Genesis 2:24
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

--the husband-wife relationship is the permanent relationship. "What God has joined together, let man not separate." (Matthew 19:6)
--there should be no closer relationship than that between two spouses.
--and they shall become one flesh -- Marriage takes two individuals and creates a new single entity. There is to be such sharing and oneness in every aspect that the resulting unity can be best described as "one flesh." 

Once we re-discovered and immersed ourselves in God's design for our marriage, things fell together unlike never before. With a Christ-centered relationship and an unwavering commitment to making it work, our marriage has flourished- just as God designed.

I can't imagine going through this experience with a wavering marriage. When I entered into this covenant relationship, I intended to honor my vows....for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.

I love you Cody Finke, happy anniversary! And I pray that "till death do us part" is a long time from now.