My wife and I just celebrated our seven year anniversary as a married couple and we are happy. Given the fact I served over 20 years in the military and never married positioned me to become a confirmed bachelor.
I vowed to never get married because I loved making my own decisions, doing what I wanted to do whenever I wanted to do it. The last statement held up until the day I met my future wife and what a moment in time it was.
In 2002 I retired from the United States Air Force in the rank of lieutenant colonel and was working for a defense contractor. After a 20 year career in the military I was fortunate to date some nice women, however marriage was never in my thoughts, nor having a family.
One day was taking care of some chores, a lady looked at my hand and said, "Where is your wedding ring?" I looked at her and said I have never been married and do not plan on getting married because I am a confirmed bachelor.
The lady looked at me and said, "I want to introduce you to a friend on mind I think you will like." How many times had I heard that line, I laughed and told the lady, no thanks I am doing just fine and I appreciate your humor.
A couple of weeks went by and I had to stop by the ladies business to take care of more chores and the lady said, if you want to meet my friend, she is here. I laughed and said sure she is. A minute later this beautiful lady walked from another room near the cash register area and the moment I looked at her I knew I was going to marry her.
I was on my way to Denver, Colorado in support of my employer for a convention which featured speakers such as the Vice President of the united States. I told the beautiful lady I had met, that perhaps we can go on a date after I returned from my conference and she agreed to it.
After arriving in Denver, I decided to bring my new friend some chocolate candy. When I returned home from the trip I called her and went to visit her and gave her the chocolate candy.
We set a date and lo and behold it was on a frigid night, we visited the National Christmas tree on the Grounds of the White House. We held hands and it was the beginning of a wonderful relationship. Our first date was in December 2002.
Fast forward, there was something special about this beautiful lady and it was the fact she was one of 13 children. I am one of 10 children, thus we had the family part in tact. Our love for one another grew by leaps and bounds and six months later we got married.
Marriage must include love and patience and we have both. It took a little getting use to one another ways, however we moved beyond self to unity in our relationships. Today, I am proud to say my wife and I have a beautiful six year old daughter and a handsome three year old son.
Not only is my wife and I growing as husband and wife, we are also growing our love and patience with our lovely family. Through marriage I have learned a lot about myself and as a result, I can now become more of the person I was meant to be. Thank you God for blessing me with a beautiful wife and wonderful children.
To people who have never been married before, I suggest once you commit yourself to marriage put everything in it you have and you will create a wonderful marriage. For those people currently married, the fact of the matter is, it truly takes love and patience and if you are willing to grow your marriage and strengthen it, it is possible.
Paul Lawrence Vann is a entrepreneur, author of the book, Living on Higher Ground and professional speaker who help people maximize their human potential and improve their bottom line. He is a leadership strategist, diversity-train-the-trainer and inspirational speaker. Paul host The Wealthy Speaker Show and interviews cutting edge guest experts, so listeners can position themselves to succeed. http://www.paullawrencevann.com, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/paullawrencevann, (240) 416-5077
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