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By MARIE ODEMS Published about a year ago 3 min read
THE BIG WEDDING DAY

JAMES HUNTER JONES MARRIED SARAH MARIA HEART ON SATURDAY APRIL 15, 2000. THEY BOTH MAD VOWS WITH GOD TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, HONOR, RESPECT, TO DEATH DO US PART AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES WITH VOWS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AT ALL. JAMES AND SARAH WERE TWO VERY BROKEN PEOPLE. I BELEIVE THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE THAN JUST MARRIAGE COUNSELING BEFORE THEY WALKED DOWN THE AISLE AND SAID I DO.

THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD ONE ON ONE COUNSELING TO WORK ON ALL THEIR TRAUMA FROM THEIR CHILDHOOD. WHEN YOU DON'T DEAL WTIH YOUR ISSUES THEY DON'T GO AWAY. THEY JUST GET WORST. THAT IS WHAT HAPPEN IN THIS CASE. JAMES AND SARH LIVED TOGETHER FOR FIVE YEARS.

DOING THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF MARRIAGE THEY JUST HAD A VERY HARD TIME. THEY WERE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE. THERE WAS ALOT OF PAIN, VIOLENT, ABUSE, NEGLECT AND HEARTBREAK. THEY HAD COUNSELLING, BUT THEY DID NOT STICK WITH IT. JAMES KEEP SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ME. I DON'T NEED COUNSELLING.

SARAH, LEFT JAMES AND FAILED FOR DIVORCE. WHEN THE DIVORCE WAS ABOUT TO GO THROUGH. SARAH FOUND OUT SHE WAS PREGNANT. SARAH DID NOT GO THROUGH WITH THE DIVORCE. SARAH GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH JAMES AND HAD A SON. NOTHING GOT BETTER JUST, BECAUSE THEY HAD A BABY. JAMES AND SARAH GOT A DIVORCE WHEN THEIR BABY WAS 16 MONTHS OLD.

JAMES GOT AN APARTMENT RIGHT ACROSS FROM SARAH. FOR NINE MONTHS THEY WERE DIVORCED. THEY GOT REMARRIED ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 07, 2007. NOTHING GOT BETTER THEY JUST HAD THREE MORE BABIES. NOW THEY OWN A HOME AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE 21, 16, 14, AND 10 YEARS OLD. THEY STILL LIVE TOGETHER.

SARAH WANTS A DIVORCE. JAMES WANTS TO STAY TOGETHER. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN MARRIAGE COUNSELLING TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED FOR THEIR FAMILY. WEATHER THEY STAY TOGETHER OR NOT THEY STILL NEED COUNSELLING. SARAH HEART JUST WANT TO BE FREE OF ALL THE DRAMA.

LET ME COVER WHAT MARRIAGE IS SUPPOSED TO BE. GOD MUST BE THE FOUNDATION FOR THE MARRIAGE. GOD MUST BE FIRST IN EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. MARRIAGE IS TWO PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AS ONE. THEY LEAVE THEIR PARENTS HOME TO BECOME ONE. GOD FIRST, FAMILY SECOND AND CAREER THIRD.

THE HUSBAND LOVES HIS WIFE AS THE CHURCH. THE HUSBAND HONORS HIS WIFE. THE HUSBAND RESPECTS HIS WIFE. THE HUSBAND SHOULD CHERISH HIS WIFE. HE KEEPS HER SAFE FROM HARM.

HE DOES NOT BRING HARM TO HER. HE TAKES GREAT CARE OF HER. WHEN THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, THEY WORK IT OUT TOGETHER. HE SPEAKS KIND WORDS TO HIS WIFE. THE HUSBAND PROVIDES FOR HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. THE HUSBAND PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE FOR HIS WIFE AND FAMILY.

THE WIFE HONORS HER HUSBAND. SHE KEEPS A CLEAN HOUSE. SHE COOKS FOR HER HUSBAND. SHE LOVES HER HUSBAND. SHE TALKS TO HER HUSBAND AND TELLS HIM HER PROBLEMS. THEY WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. SHE SPEAKS KIND WORDS TO HER HUSBAND.

THEY WORK TOGETHER AND BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION TO DISPLAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IF THEY NEED TO TALK ABOUT A PROBLEM, THEY DON'T DO IT IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN. NO MARRIAGE IS PERFECT. YOU HAVE TO WORK AT IT EVERYDAY. YOU HAVE TO PUT ALOT OF HARD WORK INTO A MARRIAGE FOR IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

YOU NEVER STAY IN AN RELATIONSHIP THAT IS NOT HEALTHLY PERIOD. IF YOU ARE IN AN TYPE OF ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. YOU NEED TO GET HELP AND GET OUT PERIOND. IT MAY BE HARD, BUT YOUR LIFE IS IMPORTANT. YOU NEVER LET ANYONE JUST WALK ALL OVER YOU. NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE. YOU JUST DON'T DO IT.

YOU DON'T STAY IN A BAD RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE YOU ARE PREGNANT. YOU DON'T STAY IN A BAD RELATIONSHIP. BECAUSE YOU AFRAID OF BEING ALONE. THAT IS NOT LOVE. MAKING LOVE IS NOT A CHORE. A HUSBAND CAN NOT FORCE HIS WIFE TO SEX WITH HIM. THIS IS A CRIME IF THIS HAPPENS IN A COURT OF LAW. IT IS CALLED RAPE.

THIS WAS JUST PUT ON MY HEART TO SHARE. I HOPE YOU ARE HAVEING A WONDERFUL DAY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE ENOUGH. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU COUNT. YOU MATTER, YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOU HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF FIRST. YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU.

THANK YOU FOR READING MY SHORT STORY. PLEASE COMMENT, SO I CAN REVIEW YOUR FEEDBACK. PLEASE LIKE MY POST. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY PAGE, SO YOU DON'T MISS ANY OF MY POST. I PRAY YOU ARE HAPPY. I PRAY THAT GOD DOES SOME AMAZING THING FOR YOU. I PRAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. MAY THE PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU.

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Comments (2)

  • Chloe Gilholyabout a year ago

    I hope Sarah will one day find peace.

  • Okefi Chibuike about a year ago

    I'm from Nigeria, please would you help me with opening of stripe account please 🙏 help me out

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