Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Mah-wage.

A fabulous excerpt on the definition of integrity as it applies to marriage, from Marriage Transformation:

Integrity means that our ideals, intentions, words, and actions are honest, just, defensible, and in harmony as a couple.

We choose the best words and behavior for each circumstance. Our clear moral and ethical code guides our lives and work.

We do not allow others to influence us to lower our standards.

Our integrity contributes to the harmony and trust in our marriage. We do not inappropriately keep secrets.

We use reflection, prayer, consultation, and spiritual guidance to strengthen our integrity.

Integrity is achieving a state of balance and wholeness in life and character
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I probably don't tell my husband this enough (Husband? Are you reading this?) but I feel incredibly fortunate to have married a man who is strong enough to stand up for his family, who works with me to set and enforce appropriate limits for those whose relationships directly affect us (hey, isn't that pretty much everyone?), who calls me on my crap (sometimes this happens daily. When you're married sometimes you find out that you have a lot of crap.), who graciously accepts it when I call him on his crap, and who does other awesome things, like laundry and making morning breakfast scrambles.

I love that man.