Posted on May 18, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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This Friday, my wife and I will celebrate 44 years of marriage. We were both 20 when we said, “I do,” having first met when we were freshmen in high school. Many times, I’ve been asked two questions: 1) how did we know that… Continue Reading “Choosing to Continue to Choose that One Person”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anniversary, Cohabitation, Commitment, Dating, Faith, Faithful, Faithfulness, Feelings, Fidelity, God, Growing Old Together, Holy Spirit, Honor one another, Hope, I choose you, I Do, In Love, Jesus, Jesus Follower, Limits, Living Together, Longevity, love, Making it work, Marriage, Marriage Commitment, Persevering Love, Relationships, Salvation, Till Death do us part, True Love, Values, Wedding Anniversary, Weddings, Wisdom
I read of her in my college literature class, Lady Elaine of Astolat. A figure in Arthurian legend, she died from the weight of unrequited love. Sir Lancelot just didn’t feel it the same way she did. Of course, dying because of or for… Continue Reading “Choosing Strange Love”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Death, Doubts, Faith, Feelings, Good Feelings, Happiness, Ignatius of Antioch, Jesus, Jesus' Sacrifice, Joy, Lady Elaine, love, Love Hurts, Love like Jesus, Love that Gives, Martyrs, Meaning, Perpetua and Felicity, Polycarp, Purpose, Sacrificial Death, sacrificial love, Self-centered, Sentiments, Strange Love, Suffering, Till Death do us part, True Happiness, Unrequited Love
Posted on May 30, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Last week, my wife and I celebrated 40 years of marriage. We were both 20 when we said, “I do,” having first met when we were freshmen in high school. Many times, I’ve been asked two questions: 1) how did we know that we… Continue Reading “Choosing to Move Toward Rather than Away”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anniversary, Cohabitation, Cohabiting, Commitment, Fear of Commitment, Living Together, love, Marriage, Marriage Covenant, Marriage vs. Cohabitation, Married, Personal Testimonyl, Playing the Field, Pledge, Pledges, Relational Security, Risk in Relationships, Romance, Smart Commitments, Stupid Commitments, Till Death do us part, Trust