One Thing: Part 5-Pete and Brandi

When I (Justin) think of Pete and Brandi Wilson, I think of Proverbs 18:24: A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Our friendship with Pete and Brandi, that started 9 years ago, was truly a God-appointed friendship that has stood the test of time. They walked beside us when we were broken and hurting and helped love us back to health. They’ve had such an impact on our marriage and our ministry, we are excited and thankful they are sharing their “ONE THING” with you today.

Pete’s Blog

Brandi’s Blog

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We embarked on this road called marriage 13 years ago and what journey it’s been.  We’re like a lot of you.  The boy hit on the girl in college and we quickly became inseparable.  Our evenings included late night phone calls where we thought we’d never run out of things to talk about.  We spent late nights curled up in a blanket sharing the dreams of our future under our favorite oak tree.

Communication was so effortless in those early days… then “life” started.  We both began new jobs, started a church and married all by the age of 22.  The days of staying up late and dreaming together were few and far between.  It seemed everyone needed something from us that always took priority over one another.

Our communication went from effortless to non-existent.  We weren’t prepared for healthy marital communication to require work.  We never expected communication to be a vital aspect of our marriage that required so much intentionality… so much deliberateness.

Leaving healthy communication out of our marriage quickly put us on two parallel paths rather than a united journey.

One thing we wish we had been told before going into our marriage is that marriage will always take work, communication always has to be intentional.  Even after 13 years of marriage we work hard… we believe our marriage is a priority and take the time to sit down and talk together.

The communication factor in our marriage will always be an issue, we’ll never perfect it.  However, we’re both aware of our shortcomings and for us awareness is half the battle.