Love Your Spouse

Wednesday Matters-September 4, 2019
Everyday Unity in Marriage

​​I was absent one summer, for an extended period of time, and even though I’m not a “flower person” I cried when I came home and saw this large bouquet greeting me on the kitchen table.  It was special and apparently so for our teenage son Joey. He seemed to be continually asking me, “Mom, aren’t those flowers from Dad beautiful?”  “Yes. Yes they are Joey.”  And yes, the best thing we can do for our kids is to love our spouse.  

If our children see a crack in the foundation, they often find a way to slip through.  Of course we have disagreements and we have had our share of fights but it is how and where we choose to handle conflict, especially with our spouse.  It’s important for our children to see unity, not division and so we often have to “agree to disagree” while privately we try and work things out.  Jesus tells us that, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.  When you’re marriage stands strong so does your family…everyday.