Ten Practical Ideas to Build a Thriving Marriage by Patrick Morley

Can you remember how your heart pounded the first time you knew you loved your mate? Whatever happened to those feelings?

A good marriage should be like great music -- passionate, harmonious, colorful. But did you know that today nearly 40% of Christian marriages end in divorce? What can we do about that? 

We each marry for the same reasons. We dream of building a life together, meteoric career success, and doting children -- to spend the rest of our life with that person who knocked us off our feet! Yet, under the weight a thousand daily pressures those dreams often fade away. In this article I would like to share with you the ten most practical ideas I know of to help grow that loving feeling -- to make beautiful music with the mate you love. 

If you can, read this together with your mate out loud. By the way, if you are single, engaged, or divorced you can still read these ten ideas with great benefit. So, without further adieu. . .More