To keep cherishing your spouse, it follows that you must be a good forgiver—a person who is eager to show mercy to others as you have been shown mercy by God. The goal of a cherishing marriage is to know the other person so well that you understand the dark corners and the weak links in one another's personalities—yet still cherish, respect, adore, and move toward each other.
If we want to change the way we respond to our spouse, we actually have to *think* about how to cherish and protect. We have to create new "grooves" by being intentional about how we interact. We have to remind ourselves to think about our spouse with delight. In other words, the more we cherish ...
Youth and physical beauty do not define love, and certainly do not sustain love. Your love for your spouse will be sustained as you take steps each day to cherish him or her over a lifetime together. In time, you will find that person becomes increasingly important to you. When you cherish your s...
