Sandy Hustead - Wedding Officiant

Marriage Tips – Create a Mission Statement
By Sandy Hustead, Wedding Officiant

Before you get to the daily details of who takes out the garbage, how you run your finances, or which committees you’ll be on, you need to be deeply convinced of your purpose as a couple. A mission statement helps you focus on the things you value when daily life rushes past you at breakneck speed.

Creating a mission statement helped one couple, Troy and Shannon, thoughtfully say “no” to the constant moves his career demanded. Soon after, Troy began fighting cancer. Writing out their purpose and priorities kept the vision of their partnership clear in their minds as they battled the cancer. That statement was an incredible testimony to their marriage when read by those who attended Troy’s memorial service.

How to create your mission statement:

1. INVITE your husband to take time away with you to write the statement. This could happen on a weekend away or over the course of several dates. It’s OK to revise your statement several times before finishing it.

2. As you WRITE, remember your mission statement should uniquely reflect you and your husband.

3. In your statement, CATEGORIZE your individual gifts and life passions.

4. Make a LIST of mutual desires and goals.

5. PRIORITIZE your time and talents-as individuals and as a couple.

6. CONSIDER how you can use your differences to accomplish a mutual desire.

7. Above all, ASK GOD to give you a mission by which to guide your marriage.

Marriage will be only as hard as you make it. The only person you can change is yourself. Accept the others faults and accomplishments as your own and you will be much more accepting of who they are.

Remember, treat family like friends and friends like family.

Talk, Talk Talk!!!! Keep telling each other what is going on in your mind.

Never assume ANYONE can read your mind.

Remember to play. Have fun. Life is not that serious. You only have one and you want to enjoy the ride, not waste it. Would of, should of, could of always come too late. Do it now. Love alot, laugh alot, and make sure to spend time with your loved ones. You never know when your last day may be!

Sandy Hustead
Wedding Officiant
Your Day Your Way
Ministry of Light
Wedding Service
http://ministryoflightweddingservice.com