Wednesday, October 13, 2010

From the Heart of Treazure

Fall is my favorite time of year. Each fall, I am always captiva-ted by the beauty that nature displays in the boldness and brightness of the leaves. As I observe the colors of crimson, golden yellow, and burnt orange, I am led to embrace the warm, yet crisp air that accompanies the falling of the leaves. Fall is a time to embrace a season of change, when things fall away in preparation for the next season of rest which prepares us for a season when things begin to bloom. Fall is also football season and many of us look forward to the weekends when we can indulge in high school football on Friday nights, Pop Warner and collegiate games on Saturdays, and the NFL games on Sundays that expand into Monday night football. It is interesting how caught up some of us become in the teams we support as our own. We are happy when our team wins, but we are angry and disappointed when our team experiences a loss; but never the less, we support them to the end (at least for those of us who are die-hard fans).

I often ponder over how marriage is like football, a team sport. As we all know, there is no I in team so that means that each of us has to work together, along with our spouse, for the betterment of the team. God is the owner and Head Coach of each team; the husband and wife in every marriage each has a position as well, as captain and co-captain of the team. If we allow the Head Coach to guide and call each play from His play book (The Holy Bible), then each team can claim a championship!


Find the Jewel in You, See the Gem in Him!


Treazure
From the Heart of Treazure

I was meditating on marriage when the thought and vision of a garden came into my spirit. My mind started drifting to one of my favorite places, Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina. I enjoy Duke Gardens because of its serenity, vast selection of flowers, plants and trees, and a breathtaking pond which showcases some of the largest lily pads that I have ever seen. Duke Gardens is several gardens in one and it is easy to escape to a place of tranquility when strolling along this sweetly fragrant maze. When thinking of the Gardens, I think of the amount of hard work, effort and love for horticulture that was put into this beautiful creation.

Marriage is very similar to a garden. You must tend to your marriage with effort, work and love, even when the seasons change and it does not seem like love is in bloom. Ask God to shower your marriage with a kiss from heaven and watch your love garden grow.

Find the Jewel in You, See the Gem in Him!

Treazure
Wife Talk Introduction

Wife Talk is an inspirational column for wives and women who desire to be married. The column reveals some of the challenges that can lead to distress in a marriage while providing simplistic resolutions to encourage marital bliss. Wife Talk is not based upon the advice or guidance of any professional counselors or psychologists; however it derived from the thoughts, opinions and experiences of the blog creator and her close circle of friends and family who have been married between two (2)and forty (40) years. The column is raw and honest as it relates to what’s on the hearts and minds of women in both loving and nurturing marriages as well as abusive marriages while offering a spiritual perspective on each topic. Wife Talk provides a much needed support system for wives who want to connect with other women who share the same commonalities within marriages.

Find the jewel in you, see the gem in him!

Treazure