Counsel #1 — Connect

Picture: Counsel #1 — ConnectCR 88.1

Connect with your spouse! Aim for a minimum of 15 minutes a day connecting in some way — through conversation, cuddling, cleaning, cooking or taking a walk. Just look for ways to connect!CR 88.2

Greet each other warmly every morning and when you return from work, etc. Find humor in the everyday cycles of life. Laugh together. Connect throughout times of sadness and frustration. Encourage and support each other.^{[83]https://hiddentreasuresandriches.com/christian-marriage-how-to-nurture-deeper-connection-with-your-spouse/}CR 88.3

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10 NKJVCR 88.4

“Study to advance the happiness of each other. Let there be mutual love, mutual forbearance. Then marriage, instead of being the end of love, will be as it were the very beginning of love. The warmth of true friendship, the love that binds heart to heart, is a foretaste of the joys of heaven.” Ellen White in The Adventist Home, p. 106CR 88.5

Reflect: How can you be more intentional in connecting with your spouse during your daily routine?CR 88.6