Psalms 127:1 "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it;"
When we started building Rumi Rancho, the local people found it strange that we were working together as a couple in every detail of the construction. We know this because our neighbor, who is the president of our community, told us years later. They call us, Tórtolos, love birds.
Tórtolos are similar to mourning doves in our area; their name in Spanish translates, love birds. They are known for working together to build their mud bird houses, and they mate for life. Their houses are so meshed together with mud and twigs they never come apart. The birds can always be seen working together. Sometimes you can hear them squabbling, but they always return to their mud house together.
God's creation, these love birds, gives an example for marriage. A marriage may not be perfect, but God's plan is perfect. When we come apart, God can mesh us together again. The more we are meshed together, the harder for us to come apart. God's perfect plan is to let Him build the house, so we don't labor in vain.
The Lord can build our house and mesh us together,
so we won't come apart. Mates for life, like the Tórtolos.
If a person has nothing but nature, then nature is enough to reveal something about God."---Max Lucado