Through Thick & Thin...

.. er.. more 'thick' than 'thin' in the literal sense in our case.. which has given me a better perspective of what 'giving a wide berth' means.. we DO need to give each a much wider 'space' now.. ha ha! 16 years of marriage is a LONG time in today's context of instant gratification.. compromised success.. and mostly selfish ambition? We were reminded of 'The Five Love Languages' at a recent Marriage Enrichment Seminar:

• Words of Affirmation
• Quality Time
• Gifts
• Acts of Service
• Physical Touch

On hindsight, I will add one more language.. if I may?

• Space

..unless this has already categorised under 'Quality Time'.. couples need to give each other some breathing room.. to explore different areas of spiritual gifting and mature in character. But give the flowers first, ya? (It was tulips this year.. purple being my favourite colour!). I hope and pray that we will be resilient and continue to go against the tide of the 'me first' mentality and live out a new trend.. that it's indeed better to GIVE than to receive! By the way.. American Express should have acknowledged Jesus' words in their past advertisement campaign.. instead of attributing it to 'Anonymous'? Here's a toast to a long and happy life together.. YA-UUMMM SS-EEENNGG!!!