Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Complete Marriage



Many couples fall in love, marry, and assume that the job is completed. They tend to feel that everything else will work out automatically. But hardly anything could be further from the truth. A successful marriage does not come spontaneously or by chance. Instead, a happy marriage-the complete marriage- involves two people working out small difficulties as well as the big ones.
We used ladder to illustrate growth in the marriage relationship. The two upright sides of the ladder stand for the husband and wife, and its rung represents something that draws and holds them together in inseparable companionship. The lowest rung is physical attraction, and the highest rung, pure love for God. Each rung of the ladder depends on the other rungs, and thus all become important in order to maintain the unity of the ladder of a complete marriage.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Valentine's Day Color

I See Red!

It's the color for the season and for good reasons. Red is an emotionally intense color that stimulates heart to beat faster and hastens breathing. wearing red makes you noticeable and look heavier. In decorating, red is commonly used as an accent color.
The color red has been used to signify many things to different cultures and people. Take a look at some of its symbols:

. For the ancient Romans, a red flag signaled battle.
. Stop signs, stoplights, brake lights and fire equipment are painted red because of its high visibility.
. When the Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian tsar in 1917, they used the red flag as their symbol. Eventually it became the color of communism.
. In South Africa, red is the color of mourning.
. In China red is the color of good luck and it used as a holiday and wedding color.