Grace-Based Home

"Sometimes we fool ourselves into expecting perfection. Your home needs to be a place where you allow your mate to make mistakes. In a grace-based home my mate isn't going to be perfect, but my mate is not my enemy. My mate is the love of my life. Where do you need to go back to your mate & say, 'I came down on you too hard, will you forgive me? You can make mistakes, because I've made mistakes too.'" -G&B Rosberg (snagged from Marriage Missions International)

Marriage is not a destination

"Marriage is not a destination; it takes work every day. Every day we will face things in our marriages that we did not anticipate. We are called to fight what is wrong and give ourselves to what is right. We are called to love each other in practical and specific ways. We must live a constant “God-awareness,” and look at situations through God’s eyes. We need to demonstrate our love for our spouses in practical, daily, concrete, tangible, noticeable ways." -- The Agape Connection

Let Love Be Your Highest Goal

"People say love is blind. It's just the opposite. Love sees things no one else sees. It sees both the potential & the flaws in your spouse. But if you have God's love, you love in spite of them. Jesus said in essence, 'do you want to know what life is about? Love God; love people.' That's what marriage is about. The apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 14: 'Let love be your highest goal.'" IS it your highest goal?" -- Marriage Missions International

One of the best things a father can do...

"One of the best things a father can do for his kids is love their mother & build a strong marriage. The effort you put into your marriage is worth it to your children. A strong marriage breeds security. A child with 2 parents who are still in love—& show it—doesn't need to fear that the foundation of her life is going to shake & buckle & split apart. Your marriage is worth every ounce of effort you put into it." 

- Marriage Missions International