32 lessons learned in 32 years of marriage.
Leslie and I are celebrating our 32nd wedding anniversary on the 28th, so I thought I would share with you 32 lessons learned in 32 years of marriage.
Love your spouse. (Use 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 as a guide.)
Marriage is different than what I expected.
Marriage is better than what I expected.
Being a parent can be the hardest job on the planet. (So work together.)
Be strong when your partner is weak.
Spend time together.
Have a TV show you enjoy and watch together. (And share the remote.)
Sarcasm is not your friend.
Encourage each other.
Have a regular date night.
Embrace your differences. (Don’t try to change each other.)
Marriage is difficult, but totally worth it.
Go to counseling.
Use fun nicknames.
Remember you’re on the same team.
Be generous.
Make memories.
Eat ice cream together.
Figure out what is important and let the little things go.
You won’t always win.
Sometimes things don’t work out like you planned.
Honor and respect each other.
Submit to one another in love.
Talk it out.
Pray out loud together.
Have fun together.
Laugh together.
Don’t give up.
Stay close. Watch for drift.
Kiss when you head out for the day. Kiss when you get home.
Be present and enjoy the moment, because one day these will be the “good old days.”
An empty nest is really quiet.