“I was listening to a song by Nora Jones,” explains James Christensen. “At one point she sings, In a boat that’s built of sticks and hay, we drifted from the shore…” It occurred to me that a new marriage is like a tiny nest of sticks and twigs and on the river of life, our relationships act like a boat that holds us together as we travel along its meandering path. Through their journey together, this newlywed couple will build stronger supports into their fledgling nest until it will be a shelter able to withstand even the fiercest of storms.” . . .