Paul and I went to a marriage weekend through American Family Services sometime in 1987. I remember only too well... I was pregnant with Scott. Anyway, it was a wonderful weekend at a lovely hotel in Valley Forge, PA. They treated us so well - felt like I was on a cruise. The facility was beautiful, the food delicious, and the speakers were memorable. One of the things that we learned on that weekend was to keep your marriage an adventure. Keep it alive. Enjoy each other, have fun, laugh alot, cry alot ... be real. The speakers talked about all the ways they kept the "zip" in their marriage. One thing they suggested was to be spontaneous. So - on the day before New Year's Eve, we headed to NYC with our son, Kurt and his wife Stephanie and their friends Luke and Holly. Holly had never been to NYC and it was only Stephanie's second visit. It was CROWDED! And I thought, "What are we doing here?" But the spontaneity and the excitment was contagious! Trust me... it did add "zip" to our marriage!!!
So, in the sense of spontaneity and a lasting marriage, try something new tonight! Maybe a candlelight dinner at home, a cold evening walk, a movie date, .... I am sure you can think of something!!! Enjoy each other - you are a gift from God to each other and the joy, love and adventure of your marriage will pour out into others.
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