Ten Secrets to a Happy Marriage
I recently finished reading the fiction series by Karen Kingsbury about the Baxter family. Her writing about family relationships is amazing and so thought provoking. I learned a lot from her 10 novels in the series and would recommend them to everyone wanting to see how a faith filled family lives everyday life. In the final book “Forever” the character sent each of her children a letter giving them her advice on marriage. In the busyness of everyday life it is easy to forget these simple steps to loving each other and I wonder how many couples would find their marriages filled with abundant love if they followed this advice. To read the entire story, look for the books in the Redemption Baxter Series and the First Born Baxter Series.
TEN SECRETS TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE
1. God has you here to serve one another. Love acted out is serving.
2. Women need respect and nurturing. Love your wife so she knows you’d lay your life down for her. Continue to date her and admire her. Share a hobby — find something you can do to have fun together.
3. Laugh often.
4. Be patient. Love crumbles quickly under the weight of unmet expectations.
5. Spend more time trying to fix yourself than your spouse.
6. Keep short accounts. The Bible says, “Do not let the sun go down while you are angry.” Make it a habit to forgive.
7. Determine up front that divorce is not an option.
8. Learn about love languages. Not all people show love or receive it the same way. You want a back rub and your spouse wants a clean kitchen. The love languages are fairly simple: acts of service, time, physical touch, gifts, and words of affirmation. Learn them. Love is better received when it’s in the language that person speaks.
9. Words of affirmation are a love language for all men.
10. Men are born to be leaders. He cannot lead unless she gives him the confidence to do so. If you love your husband, build him up. Confident men do not seek love outside the home.
Blessings to all,
Trish
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