I am incredibly blessed to be married to a man who brings me coffee in bed every single morning. My morning mug comes with a splash of half and half, a mixture of one-half milk, and one-half cream. Like my morning coffee with half and half, the sacrament of our marriage is supposed to be a unified blending of two unique individuals into one entity. Scripture describes unity using the image of a braid – multiple strands woven together are stronger than the single strands alone.