A marriage is a constant work in progress. Things change, circumstances change, children are born. In today's society it has become all too easy to just "throw away" a marriage that isn't working. You don't see couples who are together 50, 60 years like our parents and grandparents were.
These are some ideas that were posted on the Good Morning Girls Blog page and I thought I'd share them here with you. Try one or all of them. Let me know how things are coming along.
Here’s How to Water Your Marriage:
1.) Accept the fact that all marriages are flawed. As Dr. Gary Chapman says, “Conflicts are not a sign that you have married the wrong person.They simply affirm that you are human."
2.) Make your husband second priority only to God. Flip-flop your priorities so your marriage is not coming in dead last, and you will find grass that looks burned start to grow green again.
3.) Set aside a regular date night (even if you can’t leave your home, declare a special evening after the kids are in bed). Spend some time just enjoying your husband. Hold hands, steal kisses, talk, and listen. Slow down and enjoy each other as you did during the dating days!
4.) Smile at your husband. A genuine smile is simple but irresistible.
5.) If your grass is looking brown in some spots, tend specifically to those spots with prayer. Do not let it go dormant and die! If necessary, seek professional counseling to find ways to water the burned areas and help them grow again.
6.) Do not neglect your marriage and assume that it will grow all on its own. Just as my brown grass is not going to turn green on its own, my marriage isn’t going to flourish on its own. To stay healthy, your marriage needs your attention. Discipline yourself to tend to it.
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