Before fall gets us away from us, here are some of the rhythms we’re putting in place for our marriage. 🍂 Date day or night weekly 🍂 Sabbath that fills our cups 🍂 Family night for making memories weekly 🍂 Marriage course (8 weeks at our church) 🍂 Intentional time with friends who make us better 🍂 One short getaway this quarter 🍂 naming where we need support each week and giving it to each other What are some of your marriage priorities that show up on your calendar?

The other night we tried to have a hard conversation on date night while sitting / TRAPPED / in a car. 😂 At one point we looked at each other and said “we have got to get out of this car and just walk around.” Hard conversations done with respect and in love are not the problem, that’s growth! Next time you need to have a hard conversation try to take a walk and see if it helps you slow down, breathe and hear one another better.

Feeling disconnected? So normal! However don’t let one day turn into two. Here are some easy tips that have helped us get back to that loving feeling.

Don’t go into the weekend defensive. 🤍 Sometimes the most loving thing you can do for your marriage is recognize, “I’m in a funk, and I don’t want to take it out on you.” Awareness is the first step. It is definitely a tactic of the enemy to keep you stuck in defensiveness so that you are not able to work through problems. When we committed to breaking this cycle it brought amazing benefits!