Bedside Blessings.....Chuck Swindoll

Harmonious partnerships are the result of hard work; they never "just happen." I don't know of anything that helps this process more than deep, honest, regular communication...That's not just talking; it's also listening. And not just listening, but also hearing. Not just hearing, but also responding, calmly and kindly.

The "hard work" also includes giving just as much as taking...forgiving as quickly as confronting, putting into the marriage more than you ever expect out of it. In one word it means being unselfish.

Love...does not seek its own,
is not provoked.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5