On August 17th, my husband and I celebrated four years of marriage. It’s honestly kind of crazy the things we have done and have happened in four short years…
1 miscarriage, 2 babies, 1 dog, 5 places to live, a couple jobs, and the list could go on and on.
In honor of four years married, I thought I’d share four things I’ve learned about marriage.
You have to be intentional.
Just like any friendship/relationship, it takes work to grow and mature it. If you think once you’re married, you have to stop pursuing and “trying,” you’ve got it all wrong. It takes work, but it’s so rewarding. Make the time to push distractions aside and go on dates. You won’t regret it.
Serve serve serve.
I heard a quote sometime that stated that if each spouse’s goal was always to serve the other one as much as possible, think about how happy you’ll be (I totally butchered that). But basically, always try to out-serve and go the extra mile to do things for your spouse- cook for them, let them sleep in, leave them notes, send them a text while they’re at work, etc.
Pray with them.
I think the most important thing we can do for our marriage and family is to pray together and often. There is something so very special about a couple coming together to pray. You can’t do it often enough.
Don’t sweat the small things.
At the end of the day, there are so many tiny things you could choose to get upset over, but don’t! They’re small and not worth it. Choose resolution over conflict.
How many years have you and your spouse been married? What tips would you give someone married less time than you?
Tia Marie 🙂
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