Falling Back in Love
Chip and Jessie
October 16, 2012
by Jessie Work
Can a cruise save a marriage? When I boarded Crown Princess, I didn’t see how it could possibly unravel the ball of knots our marriage had become. But my husband, Chip, wanted to take one more shot at reviving our marriage. He booked a New England/Canada cruise in October 2007 to see if sailing away from our day-to-day problems could bring us back together.
I did not want to go. I had well and truly given up on marriage, on joy for that matter. And we’d tried this cruise-fix two years before with divorce papers drawn and us practically steps from the courthouse. While that particular cruise did work some magic on our relationship, we received some bad news from home that threw up more barriers between us.
It wasn’t always so hard. In the beginning, I was an army nurse and Chip was my Sargent in charge. I remember teasing him about his last name, Work. “Work, work, work, work, work,” I’d say as I went about my duties, never imagining that one day it would be mine.
After Chip went through a divorce, we became close. He missed his two children so I would bring my kids, especially my youngest, around, because I could see how desperately he missed being part of a family. We fell in love and married, but our honeymoon was brief.
I brought three kids to the marriage and Chip two. It’s hard enough to blend families and being interracial made it tougher, especially for my middle son, who rebelled in the worst way. Loyal mom that I am, whenever my son got into trouble, I would side with him while Chip would take a tough-love stand. Things deteriorated toward divorce.
We were on that last-ditch cruise to save our marriage when my youngest son, then 17, got into trouble with the law. I was immediately overwhelmed by guilt. Why did I think he’d be okay at home while we tried to save our marriage?
Over the next two years, Chip and I stayed together to form a united front as my son went through the legal system. I became so depressed, I quit working as an RN and would barely leave the house, worried that something bad would happen to one of my children in my absence.
Just like he had two years earlier, Chip booked a cruise as a final effort to reignite our marriage. He picked Princess’ Canada & New England cruise and I thought he was crazy. We lived in Connecticut and could drive to most of the destinations in less than a day. But Chip figured that cruise was the right balance of getting away from home, without going so far away I’d feel guilty.
When I boarded the ship, I was miserable with anxiety, but from the time it took to leave the port of New York and sail past the Statue of Liberty and under the Verrazano Bridge, I started to get that little tingle of happiness that I was there with Chip.
We had booked massages in the spa on the first day. That immediately put us in content and relaxed moods. That night, we dressed up for dinner. The pampering feeling of the spa continued as our waiter took note that we liked our bread served with soft butter. It’s a little thing, but our bread was served with soft butter every meal to come. That made me feel special and I was starting to realize I deserved to feel that way.
As the days unfolded, we took time for fun and exploration. We were charmed by the town of Bar Harbor, Maine, and felt a new perspective on life while visiting the Titanic victims graveyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
On the ship, we enjoyed the time together – whether we were playing bingo or watching a stage show. We tested our luck in the casino and admired the works in the art gallery. And one by one we tasted the dinner fare at each of the specialty restaurants.
A perfect moment: We sat in deck chairs, overlooking the Atlantic, as crew handed out blankets, cookies and milk. Sharing that simple moment, cared for and comforted by Princes crew, made me realize I needed to drop the resentment and worrying and put my energy toward creating moments like this – a lifetime of them – for us.
Chip told me on the cruise, “There’s no reason for us to fight. I’m not your enemy, you are not mine.” He’d had my back all along. With all my heart, we were in love again.
Five years later we still are. It’s the little things that make my heart leap. Chip will wink at me in church and I’ll laugh. We’ll hold hands as we walk through the mall. I do things now that I haven’t done since we first married, like cook dinner for him every night.
If we had not taken that cruise, I don’t think we would have ever made it to this beautiful place, this life of love we share.
Jessie and Chip live in Waterbury, Connecticut and have enjoyed one Princess cruise.
Jessie, we wish you and Chip every happiness and are so glad you found your way back together. Thank you for sharing your story!
Thank you for printing it. It is perfect and we are planning our 18th anniversary with you guys
Life in a blended family is difficult even with out being an interracial one…I speak from experience having four children of my own and re-marrying at 40 and taking on my husband’s three more younger ones. We have been married going on 32 years sharing all the ups and downs of life that any couple could possibly have thrown at them which included the loss of his daughter a young mother who was diagnose with breast cancer at 30 and passed at 40. What I know for sure: is that true love can get buried with all the everyday problems of life. Children often being the cause of many of those problems. But if we can look back to “The Way We Were” when we first fell in love we can bring that special love back to the surface as we let go of all those obstacles and let that love carry us to the surface and love again. Our kids make their own choices, good or bad and they have to live with them…We as parents do the best we can, nothing they do should make US feel guilty. Even after all the years we have spent together we are still “in love”…which is such a special blessing. My husband has been going through many health issues and complications since his heart surgery last April I refuse to let him be discouraged, or give up on life…I don’t want to lose him… so every day as he struggles to get back to his “normal” I tell him how much I love him and how we still have a lot of living and loving to do before our time together draws to an end…When he can breathe again without oxygen we will be heading to our next Princess destination and living life to the fullest…I so enjoyed reading your love renewal story….May God continue to bless you and your family with continued love, health, and happiness…
Rosemarie, I’d like to suggest for your husband, something called “earthing” that can simply be connecting directly to Mother Earth with out bare feet, hands, etc. They have developed many electrical gadgets that reach results similar to direct contact, but I’m a naturalist, so I favor sitting with my bare feet in the dirt for 30-60 minutes each day during my meditation. It seems that the earth transmits “antioxidant electrons” into our body when we are in direct connection with it, and these special electrons reduce inflammation, wherever it is located in your body, quickly and efficiently! So, If your husband has had recent heart surgery, I’m sure that there is lots of inflammation in that area, and earthing might help. For more information you can go to http://www.earthinginstitute.org
God bless and keep on Cruising!
sticking your feet in the dirt is what kids do in their sandbox.
Great fun for kids ……silly nonsensical naturalistic gobbly gook stuff for adults
wonderful love story..sometimes you need to get away from it all- just like seeing the trees from the forest..
Congratulations. It only goes to show that if two people honestly try, good things result. Unfortunately, I too wanted to take a cruise to save my marriage 20 years ago but had no cooperation from my spouse. After the divorce, she then wanted to try to mend but it was too late. Keep trying and loving and hopefully everything will be wonderful.
This is such a lovely story. I wish you all the best. By the way, I am an RN too
What a great story! Marriage is hard work but wonderful rewards!
Your story gives me hope. Thank you for sharing it.
lovely story – thankjs for sharing and wish you the best of luck and love forever
we did the same trip last fall–your story was lovely–and we both express our thanks to to both of you for your service and sacrifices to the country we love. good luck!
I think when two people start growing apart, they need to do their first works over. because love will never fell you. because christ loves us all that much forever.
That’s sweet! Getting back to basics and enjoying what and who we have in our lives is a very precious commodity. I’m glad you two fell back in each others arms.
Glad you made it through the “hard times”! Nice to know that you are both still in love <3 Enjoy more Princess cruises together…..they are worth it
This reminds me of how my husband and I built our marriage back from the brink. We now love traveling together and are in love more than ever. All it takes is time focused on each other…without the day to day distractions! Everyone should take a vacation …time to get back to “YOU”
Netta,Christian Marriage Therapist
Thank you for this lovely article, may God bless both of you and your family.
Date weekly, vacate quarterly and vacation annually. Marriage is a 365/24/7 job.
Be bless
There is a reason I saw this story. I identify with it so much. I just made a booking on the Star to Hawaii that leaving this Sunday out of SF. My wife and I NEED this cruise to reconnect and their story made me smile. I am hoping for the same result. Thank you Princess and this lovely couple for sharing this with us!
We are leaving this Sunday 10/21 from SF & this story caught my eye as my husband & I also have had some difficulty with blending our families. He especially has had some difficulty with my children while I decided that to keep my marriage I must make amends with his daughter. I am trying very hard to see things from his perspective & I am hoping this cruise will help bring some of the magic back. Our kids are all adults but the economy has brought two of mine back home & well, I just can’t let my little grands suffer. So I take on so much that this trip will also bring me some much needed rest! Just also wanted to say that after reading this story I have hope that our relationship will definitely get a boost from some romance on the ship & the beautiful sights of Hawaii. This will be our second time going there so I am very excited!
Robyn your life seems like mine and reading your story I can say it is. You never want the grandchildren to suffer and that’s what makes a blended family so difficult. Even as adults they are still your children and you want the best for them. Sometimes though we tend to put ourselves last and everybody else first. Use this time to discover yourself and plan each day with a smile. God will do the rest. Good luck and happy sailing.
God bless you Chip and Jessie and may He strengthen you in the love for each other that He tries to teach us all the time. Hope we meet on a Princess cruise; we are on the Panama Canal next – rekindling our relationship. Where best to do this but on a Love Boat !
My husband and I will be on a Panama Canal cruise in 4 weeks, also. Getting re-connected. Maybe we’ll see you.
Celebrated our 30th anniversary on a Princess trip in Alaska last year.
Lovely story……….I hope that our Pacific Princess cruise from Venice to Rome in November will have the same results………..somehow, I think it will…….thanks for sharing
Love this post! Thanks for sharing!
Very special. I hope you have another cruise planned really soon. It can be your new anniversary!
My husband and I went through the same as you. Ironically we also booked a cruise on the Crown but going to the Caribbean. We are now stronger than ever….and make it mandatory to take as many vacations together as possible. Something about being on a cruise over water, with no distractions. It forces you to reconnect and do things together as a couple.
Hooray for you both. I know a blended family is not easy especially when trouble with children arise (believe me I have been in your place)
Having a strong, loving partner has been my lifesaver and it sounds like that for you both too. When that person stands by you in the worst of times you know they are there always.
I wish you both continued happiness in the years to come.
What a wonderful story with a happy ending. Here’s wishing you and Chip a lifetime of happiness and memories. Kudos to you both, and Princess for making magic happen!
Hugs, L. Rigsby
We would love to spend our 9th anniversary with you, we took a cruize with you on our honeymoon, but the funds are just not here sorry
lovely story.We were not in as deep trouble but we had our marriage put back on track. That was 7 cruises ago. Thank you both for your service.
Marge Dunning TSGT USAF RET
Bob Dunning CWO USAR Ret
God Bless your marriage from this day forward! Don’t take a single moment for granted, life is too short!
We took the same cruise and brought along our married daughter, as a birthday gift for her. We had a great time and grew closer as a family… and she loved it so much that she’s now planning a cruise with her husband and children!
What a great story. My husband & I have been on 8 cruises and each time we seem to rekindle a part of our relationship. Not sure when you are planning your next cruise, but we are planning ours on the Crown out of Galveston next April. We have a band that will be performing on the ship and are taking a great group of folks with us. Maybe we will see you there. We would love to have you and anyone else you might know join us. Enjoy life, because you just never know what tomorrow brings.
I love this story! I wish more couples would realize that they aren’t truly each other’s enemies. Sometimes they just need to reconnect. Too many couples think divorce is the answer to the problem, but it only creates new ones. Thanks for sharing your story, Jessie. I hope that it helps others.
What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing! May god bles you both and your family too!
We are so happy for you both and what a wonderful blessing God have given you to see your love for each other again. Thank you for sharing and thank you Princess, I wonder if Princess really knows how many people find that type of happiness on a cruise. The Dawn Princess Captian renew our 25th wedding vows 5-years ago and now we will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary this November on a Princess cruise to Hawwaii.
we are on the same ship, we are doing our 45th anniversary,
We have been married for 45 years, and you can never take your union for granted! I loved hearing your story! Marriage is not always easy, but it is always real! Thank you for sharing with us your story of everyday life. THAT is real!! The Thiels
I love reading these stories, they really bring everything back to basics. Thank you Chip and Jessie for sharing your story.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful story. My husband and I took our first cruise for our honeymoon and a few after our honeymoon, and just took one in June with Princess for our 30th anniversay. It was a great trip and can’t wait to go again.
Thank you for sharing wonderful story. God bless you both.
I loved reading this, what a lovely experience! Thank you for sharing your story, I am very happy for you both, Jessie & Chip and I wish you much love and all the best. – Ray
A cruise can be fun, should be fun. There are many new places to see, to visit, and to enjoy. Somebody else does the cooking, the cleaning, and the enteertaining.
All the passenger need do is enjoy it. After two Princess cruises, we have already signed on for a 3rd one in the late spring of 2013. I can hardly wait that long!
Thank you for sharing your story, the timing was perfect. We are sailing on a 15 day this coming Sunday and my hopes and prayers are to have a comparable outcome. God is healing but the cruise will hopefully add icing in the cake. Your story has provided encouragement. Thanks again.
I hear you, Diane – - -After decades of marriage, my husband & I are growing apart. But I know I still feel love for him, & have just booked a cruise which I hope will bring us together. Nothing can be as romantic as a cruise – - – There’s something about being on the water. . . .& sunsets at sea. I am trusting God that our marriage will experience a revival on our upcoming cruise. Thank You Princess & other cruise lines, for being there when we need you.
I wish there was a “like” button for this comment! It IS very romantic to watch sunsets & sunrises & so many other parts of a cruise! I am looking forward to this on my cruise this coming Sunday!
LIKE
Thanks for sharing. What a lovely story.
What a sweet story! I’d say Chip needs to buy his wife an extra-special present on their next anniversary!
I enjoyed your story….I wish you and Chip much happiness in your marriage
What a love story Comming up on 39 years of marriage hubby getting ready to retire life is just starting all over for us never to late for LOVE.
I enjoyed reading this! My husband and I have been on 8 cruises, and I think you mostly see couples who still enjoy being together. It’s so rewarding for couples to be surrounded by happy couples! We have all have rough spots, and could certainly relate. Glad you were able to work it out in a cruise!
Thank you for the love story, it is very encouraging. I am so glad you made it work.
Your example of how to survive and grow through your marriage is wonderful. For the past 50 years, my husband and I have had to remember that love is a commitment and we need to find ways to regain the “that old black magic called love”. Wishing you a long loving relationship. Think positive and you’ll make it last through all of your lives.
what a wonderful story, happy for you that your love has been rekindled.
Thank you for sharing your story! Cruising has meant a lot to my husband and I also. Wishing you all the best.
Robert and Judy are really happy for you both. Love has its ups and downs but sticking it out and being part of the solution rather than the problem is the best answer. Glad the cruise was the answer. Glad you went by yourselves to find a lot of time to be together without other people trying to get part of your time.
My husband & I will be going on the August 16th Alaskan cruise on the Golden Princess. Between the two us we share 5 children. Chris has a 15 yr old boy and 16 yr old girl. I have a 14 yr old girl and a 7 yr old boy. Together we share a 2 yr old girl. Chris and I have been married for 3 yrs. Our relationship came together very fast. We met off a dating site and immediately fell in live and with in 2 mths we had moved in together and gotten married. Next thing you know I was pregnant again. Our marriage has been a really busy and rocky road. We I have been recently diagnosed with severe fibromyalgia and am always in pain. I also have problems sleeping at nite. My medical conditions have really put a heavy strain on our marriage. We are hopeing that this cruise will help us fall in love all over again. I know we both need it desperately. Can’t wait for next year! We wish it were sooner rather then later.
We did the Alaskan cruise on the Golden Princess for our 25th wedding anniversary. It was absolutely wonderful! We spent the extra and did a balcony room on the Caribe deck. It was soooo worth the extra $$ (even if I’m eating macaroni/cheese and hotdogs to pay it off). I was able to go out on the balcony when I couldn’t sleep without waking my husband — both of us have some medical issues (I have a back cage and he has had knee problems for years). We spent quite a bit of time out there — especially touring the Tracy Arm Fjord! If I could recommend anything it would be to spend the extra and do the balcony — Caribe deck has the biggest one!
You are so lucky top have a man that will try try and try again. Your heart is very big I hope you are still looking after each other.
I’ve been longing for a cruise in the 20 years my husband and I have been together! Today I have all but lost hope of him feeling anything for me again when I found all the cards I ever gave him in the garbage bin this morning! I just turned to my computer a few moments ago and saw the heading ‘falling in love again’ (along with all the messages) and wished he would have received it!
It has convinced me to hang onto that little thread of hope and book a cruise!
Wishing you the absolute, 100% best. I hope that he sees you and hears you again. Maybe if he is approached with an open heart and mind. Hope things work out for you.
Well done Chip and Jessie … we wish you many many more years of happiness together … my husband and went on a Pacific Island cruise on Dawn Princess in November 2010 … it was the best tonic for our marriage also … teenage children and financials, parents passing etc etc over the previous years put a strain on us … we actually didn’t know each other anymore because we were both too busy making the “family” work … a few days on the Princess and all that changed … going strong and looking forward to our next cruise. We now call taking holidays our “Marriage Insurance Premium”!
What a lovely love story. I have difficulties with my one natural born child, and I realize how much greater must be the struggles of those with blended families and divided loyalities. And the precious morsel of humanity we now have in our first grandchild….who is two and able to have us both in her tiny hand with just a smile……I thank my daughter for letting us share so much in her life.
Everyone has already said it, but it works. We took our cruise to the Med in 2007 and it helped us through a difficult time also.
Thank you for sharing your story! I wish you both many, many years of love, happiness… and cruises!
Spending time with love ones and friends is so important these days for me.You never know when the last day will be with them..Ilove cruising because I love being with people and love the ones I’m with.Family friends and crew families.
Great Story – We went through a similar situation with our older adopted son. We adopted him at 3 days old and I have always considered him my son. But he to found trouble with the law at the 17 years old as well. I blamed it on our inter-religious marriage. Our first cruise was to the Mexican Rivera on Princess. The cruise relaxed us, so that I could look back and place it in full prospective. That it was natural for my then 17 year old son to rebel. More extremely though because he was adopted. There was a light at the end of our tunnel. He is 32 now and we have two of the most beautiful grandchildren through him.
As marriage counselors we know this story well. Getting away,changing your everyday environment also changes your state of mind. Its this internal change that enables couples to rediscover and see each other as “new” again. No doubt about it cruising can be a strong aphrodisiac.
Drs.Evelyn & Paul Moschetta
http://www.marriagehelp-newyork.com
This was so sweet. Made me cry. I’m happy for them.
Life is short.
This is what it’s all about ! The little things in life that we all take for granted when we are married for a while. It’s nice to know that you both are reconnected .
It’s very difficult especially when you become empty nesters as we did this year . Think one of these cruises will help us reconnect as we spent the last 30 years with the kids and focusing on them . We both have grown apart but never realized how much until they both left home with their choosen careers. Thanks for sharing .All the best for a lifetime together .!
AM
I think it will help. You could have a wonderful new life, a different life, together. Best of luck.
Hi Eleanor, (my grandaughter’s name) so pleased to read about Anderson and your visit. Quite a few years ago my dear husband and I first met and helped a young girl when we were on a Princes Cruise in Vanuatu. We sailed back and saw her when she married and took goodies we thought she would need. Now she has two children. My daughter is taking me back to visit her and her husband on the Carnival Spirit next month with lots and lots of things for the whole family. Sadly my dear husband if no longer with me. We had many wonderful trips on Princess ships.
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Thanks for sharing. Praying that I can realize the love my partner of 20 years has for me and the love I feel for him. Our relationship is dwindling, slowly but surely. Your post brings a smile to my face with reassurance that we will be okay. 
Good for you! Thanks for sharing.
WOW What a wonderful thread….speared by an amazing story.
I too was so touched by this beautiful love story…and the many others shared in this thread.
The biggest thing that struck me is how Chip chose a specific cruise that was sensitive to his wife’s need to be close to home, yet still gave them the opportunity to get awaay, re-connect and enjoy one another again. I too am blessed with such a thoughtful husband.
He works a lot of long hours and is on the road a lot. We take a trip.. cruise , All inclusive or road trip, every couple of months, so we stay connected. It is so easy to become bogged down with “life” and drift apart if as a couple a concerted effort is not made to keep refueling the fire.
We are heading to Holguin for our Dec trip, and are taking a Western Carribean Cruise in Feb. 2013
May each and every person who has taken a few moments to read and post a comment in this thread be blessed today and each today after in their marriage.
Beautiful story ! We had been on Princess cruises before and believe same could happen to anyone anytime on the cruise. Cruise makes people relax and mature that’s my conclusion.
The love story of Chip and Jessie could be any couple today. The hectic lives we all live take us far away from our planned journey from when we met our special partner. The choice to cruise to rekindle a relationship is right on target. What better place to enjoy each others company then a beautiful ship, beautiful seas, fine dining or relaxed dining and pampering by a fantastic staff or by you pampering your spouse. A PERFECT COMBINATION FOR A “LOV-CATION”
Wonderful story .
I enjoy going to cruises with my husband, it a very special time for us as well.
Many years of happiness for you two,
Chip and Jessie way to go, spend more time with things that take your breath away..
Steve& Pat say thank you both for serving and wearing the uniform of your Country. We are 24yrs retired military. We know the hardships, stress,24hr shifts etc, that most people never take into consideration being away from your family and country. We know you will weather the storm. You have been together through all the worst there is. Your love and determination, will see you together, rmember your vows to each other. You both deserve each other ,till the end.. Peace . Hope to meet you both one day. Keep sailing.
Awesome story and thank you for being willing to share. This is my feel good story for the day.
Our first cruise was on Princess. Loved every minute of it.
THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. I CAN RELATE TO YOUR STORY AS WELL. I HAD SOME SIMILAR ISSUES EXCEPT MY KIDS LIKE THERE STEP DAD AND HIS COLOR DON’T MATTER…….CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOTH OF YOU AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU IN YOUR MARRIAGE AND LIFE AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW.
Good for you both. I love to hear stories like that. We love Princess and
they always make things better.
Tina
You’ve made my day, Jessie. My husband and I are going through a very rough patch in our 52 year marriage and I feel like throwing in the towel because I can’t take it anymore. We made a booking with our best friends for a 27 day cruise next April, very hesitantly on my part, I might add, because I was doubtful we would still be together as a couple. I felt we made a poor decision when we should be concentrating on fixing our marriage. Then, Jessie, I read your letter tonight. It brought tears to my eyes and hope to my heart.
My hubby has agreed to attend counseling with me and I still think that idea is good and the results will make our cruise even more enjoyable.
Thelma,
You’ve made 52 years together -surely there is hope for the rest of your lives. Unless he is abusive towards you mentally & physically – in which case try counselling. Don’t give up now – remember the good times & try to recreate them on this next cruise.
Thelma, you have made it for 52 years. Times get hard and communication often is the first thing to go. Counselling helps some couples and others it doesn’t. If you love him, focus on that and help to bring everything in to prespective. You will make it. My husband is my soul mate. When we separated for the week, I missed him and worried about him so much that it almost made me ill. I was missing a part of myself so I learned to talk to him instead of at him. Most importantly though, I learned to listen.
What a great story! We just got back from our own Alaska cruise on the Golden Princess, celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. You can’t make that trip without it effecting your life is a very special way. It seems to draw you closer as you realize you’re a fairly small part of all the majestic grandeur of the mountains that surround you and, somehow, your own little mountain…seems a little more bearable.
We were doubly blessed since this was an anniversary gift from three incredibly wonderful children. We can’t thank them enough….for the trip, for 7 grandchildren , 6 great-grandchildren….and a lifetime of memories!
WOW – what a story & thank you for being brave enough to share it with us all. Just goes to show that not all marriages are perfect & need T.L.C. to get through the tough times.
My husband & I are cruising over Xmas & New Year on the Grand Princess ( flying out from Australia ) to celebrate our 25th. wedding anniversary & have our wedding vows renewed on board by the Captain. We too have had many ups & downs throughout the years to the point of giving up. He couldn’t give us a family as his ex-wife persuaded him to have a vasectomy after the birth of their only child obviously long before we met. His daughter unfortunately died last year from drug abuse & aids -age 38.We have a great life here in Australia with our 2 dogs & love cruising. We’ve tried other cruise lines but always come back to Princess – now platinum members & getting closer to elite!
Thank you for sharing your story.
Take care of each other
What a lovely story, I have tears in my eyes ! So glad it has worked out for you both. Keep strong together!
Congratulations to you and thank you for sending in th wonderful story. It’s great to find that special love again.
With happy tears in my eyes for you, I wish you all the happiness in the world. May your marriage be strong and loving always.
jessie and chip i pray that GOD always be in the mist of your’ll life .i pray that when i meet that special someone it will be on a princess criuse LOVE U BOTH.
p.s your story gave me tears of joy and hope.MAY GOD BLESS U BOTH
Jessie & Chip I read your beautiful love story. I was once married but have been on my own for 24 years. I have met a Gentleman and we are getting married next year. The first thing we are going to do is take a cruise as to not only get to know each other better but to be in love all over again. Neither one of us thought we would marry again. I am 65 and he is 69 and I know we can go the distance because we love each other so much. May God bless you and just remember life is a journey and we must all make it one way or another. Thanks again.
This is my favorite story re. cruising so far. Getting away from all the outside influences in life and focusing on each other is one of the best cements to apply to marriage. So many times it is not your basic relationship but all the pressures from other things that wreak havoc.
You are blessed to have been able to cruise as we are. Keep your focus on each other and continue to use your healing as a ministry to others in our “throw away” society.
This is a great story about two people who love each other too much to let anything get in their way of happiness. I pray and hope that u guys continue to your marriage and I hope that I do the same for mine too. Maybe it time for us(me and my spouse) to do the same. Congratulations on this wonderful story! Can I get a autograph please. Thanks. Love ya too much!
Your story have me near tears. God is an awesome God! Congratulations and thanks for sharing this beautiful story of Love.
Love You!
Dawn
Congratulations Jesse and Chip, I know what you mean. Me and my wife went to our first cruise wen we had 7 years married, It help us a lot to see that we just needed some special time alone with each other… After that cruise i went to celebrate our 15 years married, and it was even better. So we went again to celebrate our 20 years of marriage, and right now i’m even more in love with her than before… So we’re planning our 25 years of marriage again in a Princess Cruise, but this time is going to be to Europe or Alaska because this trip is going to be Best of the Best for our relationship… I’m looking foward to that day. You guys take care and keep on going into this terapies, they’re the best… Lots of LOVE>>>
This story bought a glitter of color to a rainbow that had faded away. Gave me a lot to thank about. Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful story. I was truly blessed.
What a wonderful story. Marriage is not always easy, but when there is true love, your partner has your back, even when you don’t know it. Jessie and Chip, may you continue to grow in love together and inspire others to find the type of love that you both share.
To Mr. and Mrs. Work…you two really put meaning behind the word, “work”, as in what it took to bring back the full love you have for each other. That’s the thing with marriage, it takes real “work” (pun fully intended) all day, every day, 365 days a year, to keep it real, loving, honest and moving forward. Best wishes now and forever…LOVED your story!
What a beautiful story, my husband and I are about to take our first cruise in December. I hope we can have such a great experience. Thank-you for sharing your story.I wish you both continued happiness.
It is a beautiful touching story. My relationship is going well, we know we need some time being away from our daily life that can take us to no where, fading our feeling. Things become too ordinary….
Taking some time together just the two of us is needed. Thank you to remind me..
Love
Iyan
what an inspiring story,thank you for sharing..