Doh Baby: September 2014

Being friends before dating is best. Make sure you truly know who you are dating. If the person is not all about you and not showing it, move on. If the majority of your family and friends do not like the person, move on. When you meet the right person, you will know shortly after. If you don't know after... let's say a generous 6 months‎ if the person you're dating is the one, then they're probably not and you should move on. Don't wait "too" long to get married. Dating to marriage is new, but not that much of a difference. There's always adjustment periods to all the different chapters in your life,

Always pray, worship, and read the word together. Keep each other accountable. Build and grow your relationship around God. Always strive to be a couple pleasing to Him.

Build your solid marriage foundation. BE NEWLYWEDS. BE SELFISH as a couple now. TRAVEL to far and exotic places together to experience different things. Have fun in your marriage. Laugh a lot. And do some marital counseling to make sure your marriage starts off on a healthy start. You are two totally different people and were brought up differently. Compromising and understanding different families is challenging. Your "normal" is different from your spouses. And it's usually a lot more challenging to adjust because of other factors, not the two of you. Always do marital counseling tune-ups as you go, not when it is rough. Try hard not to talk bad about each other's family.

Don't rush to have children, but also don't wait too long to have children. Be ready to be parents. Being younger parents can be beneficial in many ways if this is possible.

Now, having a baby is a huge difference. This is life changing, You will never be the same. You will never look at life and the future the same way. This is a blessing. It is amazing and extremely hard. You will adjust. This is one of the reasons you should have a solid foundation in your marriage.

Always be the best and happy you. Always have a balance in life. Always date your spouse. Always respect your spouse. Always thank your spouse. Always be polite to your spouse. Be best friends. Communicate AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Your spouse comes first before your children, your own parents, your friends, etc.