Honest column puts marriage in perspective

To the editor:

In response to the column "Wedding brings back memories": Thank you, Heidi Hall, for your wonderfully transparent column. It is good to hear about marriage spoken of so highly and without the rose-colored glasses. Marriage is not always easy. It does have its ups and downs, but it has its joys as well.

The movie "Forces of Nature" ended with a quote from a 16th-century bishop that summarizes well what you have shared in your article. "Marriage has less beauty but more safety than the single life. It is full of sorrows and full of joys. It lies under more burdens but is supported by all the strengths of love and those burdens are delightful."

In this day and age, marriage has its challenges, but like most good things the challenge is what makes it worthwhile.

KAREN TAYLOR

Benton, Mo.