Kris Vallatton

"Don't marry the person you fall in love with.
A fall is an accident, not an act of your will. If you fell once, chances are you will fall again for someone else. A great marriage is never an accident, it's a covenantal choice that two people make with each other for life. It's only in the soil of this garden that true love can take root in the hearts of its companions. If you do fall in love make sure you covenant to grow in love because what began as an accident needs to be done on purpose!"

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