Hello. We were at a wedding reception Saturday night and something that was said is stuck in my head. The DJ invited all married couples to the dance floor. While he played "Remember When" by Alan Jackson, he started eliminating couples by the length of time they were married. If you were married one year or less, you had to leave the floor. Five years or less, ten years or less, etc. We were on the floor for a while with over 30 years together. Eventually an elderly couple was the last two on the dance floor. They had been married 56 years. When the DJ asked the wife what the secret to such a long marriage was she said, "Don't give up."

Wow! I was shocked by the soft-spoken words of the gray-haired bride. It seems simple, but it is the answer. Don't give up when staying together gets tough. Don't give up on a love you have for each other. Don't give up on a life you've built together. I believe most married couples are faced with giving up. It's the easy thing to do. Many of my friends who are divorced wish they wouldn't have given up. The young couple who were married earlier that day, made promises "to not give up until death do us part." I hope they "don't give up."

We didn't give up.