Preparing sons & daughters for marriage

By Clayton and Angela Decoteau

With

Michael and Lela White

            

            

             When we held our newest blessing in our arms we just knew that she would be ours forever. When we took our daughter home from the hospital we were committed to her care and training in the Lord. We looked forward to all that the Lord would accomplish through her during her single years.

             Little did we know how quickly twenty two years would pass. Although we thought we were prepared, when a young man called for our daughter’s hand in marriage, we found ourselves with lots of unanswered questions of how to apply Biblical principles in guiding the relationship. As parents we knew that the answer to that question would affect many people in the generations to come. We began to study God’s word and found in it a multitude of answers to our many questions.

             We realized that preparing one’s children for matrimony is a long term affair, beginning from the time they are small. It was comforting to know that Lela already embraced such valuable principles as a desire to honor her parents and a strong desire to maintain physical and emotional purity. We also learned that God’s way of building a relationship between two people that led to matrimony required parting from the status quo. Nevertheless, we decided to “keep covenant” by helping our daughter and her suitor understand and maintain God honoring principles in their relationship. So began a journey that has become the most rewarding of our lives.

             The time honored principles we learned have been put together in a book. Parents will gain insight on how to instill these principles in their children’s lives– from toddler to teen- to help them have successful marriages. Our desire is that other parents will have the tools they need to help their sons and daughters honor God in every area of their lives in singleness as well as marriage.

 

 

 

 

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Help your children achieve:

*Vibrant singleness

*Relationships that reflect:

Honor

Respect

Purity

*A generational vision

*Marriage Harmony