a peek at what we've discovered

These are some things that Jonathan and I have said to each other or learned about over the past month. May you be inspired and blessed as much as we have been!



Rules we try to live by in our relationship:
1. No expectations: expectations kill relationships
2. Honor God, Honor each other
3. Keep our head above our heart, and God above it all
4. Always be thankful

(on communication)
just as a man might have an affair with his eyes looking lustfully at someone else, a woman could just as easily have an affair of the heart by investing emotionally in conversation with someone. Neither have actually committed the physical act of adultery (although both could easily arrive to that point if kept unchecked), but both have already been lead astray in their hearts all the while justifying it in the name of validation. --Charisma

(on the value of accountability)
I would rather be offended than remain stupid. And I would also be stupid to walk away from a close friend that would love me enough to do that. --Charisma

May your first response be "i will obey"
and your first attitude be "there is a way"
and your first motive be "You are Lord today." --Jonathan

I know I will not always make the best choices, but I feel strongly
that with you, I want to take extra precaution to make wise decisions
because I don't want to mess it up and I want to follow God and do the
right thing. I want this to be a wonderful and God-centered experience
for both of us... one that we can look back on and be proud of with no
regrets. Something that can be a testimony to others. --Charisma

I believe that many blessings in our lives show up for not only ourselves but for others. --Jonathan

God is still the one in control, so our grip on the wheel should not be so tight as to struggle against Him, but light enough to sense where He is applying pressure in the direction He wants to steer. --Jonathan

"relationships are always progressive, not regressive. It is so much easier to move forward than it is to go back." --heard on the radio

"two things that help make a successful relationship/marriage: Conflict resolution and good communication skills." --unknown

May God always be glorified more because we are together, and may we be a living testimony to God's goodness. --Charisma

May we know God's heart for each of us better because we are together. --Jonathan

With great purpose comes great risk. --Charisma

Always allow people to explain themselves before assuming something --Charisma

When one door closes another one opens.
What you believe is the worst moment of
your life could turn out to be the
beginning of a new and better life...
--Margie Tsoukias

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable
of all our possessions. --John Randolph

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but a long and distance absence can make the heart wander.” --Jonathan and Charisma

"I see in you the desire to seek restitution, and not the greatest potential of offending me. What you see as a flaw or mistake, I see as a quality as a result of experience." --Charisma

"I'm starting to understand what it means to complement another person. I feel with others, I've gotten along with them... but with you, I feel like we balance each other out." --Charisma

"Our relationships so far is like a house firmly and strongly built—the nails and beams are placed properly and there is nothing to undo—one of these days the Contractor might call us off the project... perhaps for someone else to complete." --Jonathan

Your progress in marriage depends on your progress with Christ. --pastor at a wedding we attended