Relationships are work. A successful relationship can occur
when two people are working equally hard to achieve happiness. Happiness is a
qualification of your choice. It can be a look between the two of you, a shared
experience or a longing when one person is not near.
Working together goes well beyond making each other happy
emotionally. This can also be achieved by pursuing common goals. Like working
together to save for a vacation or remodeling a family room in the house.
Very few of us are actually able to work with the one that
we love in an actual employment setting; If you ever have that luxury though,
its one that can’t be beat.
You know how your significant other goes out of his or her
way to make sure that all the bases in the home are covered? That’s what
working with the one you love is really like. You can go to bed at night and
not be worried about a job that didn’t get done. Two minds perfectly in sync
accomplishing the business of the day.
“Mom and Pop” is what they used to refer to small businesses
that are run by couples. I’m sure that you have heard that term before. You
also hear “Mom and Pop” shops attached to nostalgia and longevity. From
restaurants to record stores, B&B’s to grocery stores. You can always seem
to count on couples to endure for the duration.
Couples like Rick and Susan Wilcox have been entertaining
families for years and they aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. The RickWilcox Magic and Comedy Extravaganza is a testament to the power of longevity
support and understanding that this couple shares to bring you their
entertainment.
This Valentines Day Rick and Susan are encouraging you to
share your “Working With Your Loved One” story with us. Write a short paragraph
on what it means to work with the one you love. Tag our page on Facebook with
your story, mention us on Twitter, Tumbl us on Tumblr or just simply respond to this blog with your
story.
One lucky winner will receive two free tickets to our show. Deadline for the contest entry is Sunday February 14th 7:00PM CST. After the deadline we will select one winner at
random. Thanks and we’re looking forward to hearing your stories!
Russ and I have been best friends and workmates for 42 years. I have had the blessing of working at a Wis Dells restaurant as a waitress; he was the manager. In college, we helped pay tuition by working for the summer city softball league. He was the umpire; I was the scorekeeper. We worked together as guest center directors at UW-Platteville. We took reservations, cleaned rooms, washed sheets and towels and managed the money together. For 17 years, we served the Lord in the full-time ministry. He spoke to the adults while I taught the children. He scheduled meetings and kept the books; I wrote Vbs programs, sewed costumes and kept our family of 10 on schedule. We have worked, prayed, laughed, and loved 8 children for 35 years together. We mourned together and healed together when we said,"Good-bye" to the 12 little lives that never saw daylight. When one of us is weak, the other is strong because they have to be. When one of us falls, the other picks up the fallen one, forgives, loves and helps. When one of us celebrates, we BOTH rejoice. I can hardly remember life without Russ and I never want to imagine it in the future. We are one soul, one mind, and one flesh because that was and is God's plan. I cannot imagine who I would rather have with me in the "yoke" of life because we work SO WELL together.
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