Love, Honor, and Cherish....

As I dive into my relationship with Jeremy, I find myself even more aware of what I'm looking for in a future partner and what a solid Christian marriage should look like.  A friend of mine gave me the name of this book to read....Lies at the Alter by Dr. Robin L. Smith.  This is not a Christian based book, but it has a list of 275 questions you should ask and be asked of anyone that you feel you could have a future with to help you really get to the "meat" of who the other person is and whether or not there are some red flags that you should potentially pursue.

I haven't gotten to the questions yet, but in one of the first couple of chapters, something she said captivated me.  "Do you know the definition of love, honor, and cherish?"  She asks the people she's counseling to give meaning to each of those words.  So I stopped and thought about it for a bit.

Take a minute and think about it for yourself...define those 3 words to yourself.  Love.  Honor. Cherish.  I don't think there's any wrong answer, but it's definitely worth digging into yourself and thinking about.

 Here are the definitions I came up with.

Love-  To have complete and total devotion to him (my husband), no matter what the circumstances.  To trust him to be the head and spiritual leader in our home.

Honor-  To put him first and respect him in all areas, even if I don't always agree.  (Notice I don't say I'll be a doormat or that he'll always get his way, but that I will respect his thoughts, ideas, actions, etc.)

Cherish-  To hold him closer to me than any other human.  To revere him as husband, lover, leader, and best friend.

So, friends, what are your definitions?