Wendy and I have been married since December 2004 but in some ways it seems so much longer because we have done so much since then, including immigrating (twice) and starting a business. And let me tell you, those are both very stressful, and stress is not good for a marriage. I think that what I have realised about marriage is that it is not always a feeling but a choice. You choose to be [...]
Kev and I met in 2000, and started dating shortly afterwards. In 2002 I was diagnosed with a (thankfully non cancerous) tumour on my pituitary gland situated in the centre of the head just below the brain and behind the nose and eyes. Over the next few years Kev was a great support through numerous tests and scans and especially when I had my first brain surgery in 2004. After seeing the doctor a few [...]
I think it was during one of my road-trips through the country in 2012, somewhere in a backpackers close to Kimberley (of all places), where this verse became one of my favorite passages in the Bible: Song of Songs 7: 11 & 12 – “Come, my beloved, let us go forth to the field, let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards, let us see if the vine has budded, whether the [...]
My Wife’s name is Vicky and My name is Bradley. We have been married for 6 years. The first couple of years of marriage were fairly easy. We got married and two weeks later had to relocate for work. So it was just us which in the beginning was good, after a few years we added kids and then really started to miss our family and the “extra hands” they would be able [...]
Hilton and I got married on the 7th of July 2007. And yes! That would be 07/07/07 :-) We have the privilege and honour of raising two incredible children. Annabelle Joy is 3 and a half, and little man Isaac Levi (Zaccy) is just 18 months old. Hilton “courted me” for about 6 weeks before we officially started dating, and 5 days later he told me that he loved me. I nearly fell off the [...]
Philip and I were married on 2nd April 2011, a glorious day and a fabulous celebration of the beginning of our life together. God brought us together, He had confirmed to each of us that He wanted us together, and He keeps us together. In our first year of marriage, as a newly-wed farmer's wife, I got to experience in a really practical way what it means to be his 'helper'. There've been countless times [...]
I read somewhere the other day that marriage is easy when you’re married to your soul mate/best friend – THEY LIED! 5 years in and it does get easier but it still takes a lot of work. Andrew and I got married on the 3rd of January 2009 and there are still times when I get completely frustrated and I know he does too. But that’s ok! The longer I have been married, the more [...]
Alex and I have been married for 5 years. 29 November 2008 seems like a lifetime ago. Since we got married we’ve studied further, travelled the world, moved house and started a company together- all activities that are guaranteed to bring you closer together. Sometimes I struggle to remember what it was like before we met – now 12 years ago. It feels as though this has been my life forever. This past weekend we [...]
I married my lovely photographer wife Sam on the 28th of January 2012, on a beautifully sunny day under some trees in Port Elizabeth. We’d led our church’s youth group together but had never been interested in each other romantically, and it felt like God just opened our eyes at the right time. There’s honestly so much to say about marriage – so many lessons, metaphors, parallels. One thing I know, though, and it applies [...]
This year I’ve been married five years. WHOA. It seems really long but at the same time, it seems to have passed by so quickly. Mine was different to most because Matt and I started out our married life by having a baby one month into being married. (Long story for another day but God used and still is using our journey through that immensely for His glory!) If that’s not being thrown into the [...]