I pray that they choose their spouse wisely. It's probably one of the biggest decisions they'll ever make. I hope that they are wonderful partners by working hard to make it the best relationship that it can be; respecting, listening, and being thoughtful.
I hope that whoever marries into this family desires a relationship with us, you know, the "old people"–I promise I'm fun!
There's not a lot I can do about it other than model a great marriage, talk about respect and relationships, and pray about it. Any other ideas?
Do you think about this too?
Love,
Louise
I need to get working on my part of the groom's parents' speech right now - Our middle son is getting married this coming Sunday! This one will not be too emotional for me as he has lived away from home for several years now. I am just happy for him!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carol! This makes me feel better...I guess it's step-by-step, right? I have a feeling my kids will move away for school first so that will hopefully help the transitioning of our family, too :)
DeleteMike's fiancee is the oldest child in her family, first to get married, the only girl, and has lived at home until now, so I'm sure it will be a different story for her parents!
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