Are you feeling like your marriage is a bit off but can't quite put your finger on why? Don't sweat it, because it’s not about being broken! We’re diving into the secret sauce that every thriving couple stirs into their daily routine, and let me tell you, most couples totally miss it! After 33 years of marriage, we’ve figured out that love doesn’t just fade; it gets buried under the chaos of life. So, we’re sharing some super simple daily routines that help keep that connection alive before it turns into a big ol’ gap. Join us for some light-hearted banter and practical tips to help you and your partner thrive together!

When things feel a bit off in your marriage, it doesn't mean you're broken. Nope! It's usually just that one tiny little thing that thriving couples do every single day that’s missing. After 33 years of navigating the ups and downs of love, we’ve figured out that love doesn’t actually fade away; it just gets muffled by the everyday chaos of life. So, what’s the secret sauce? Well, we’re diving deep into daily routines that help couples reconnect before that pesky disconnection turns into a full-blown distance. It’s all about intentionality, folks! We want to help you thrive in your marriage, not just survive. Join us for our upcoming virtual event where we’ll share how to build a marriage that lasts, filled with faith, grace, and joy. Trust us, it’ll be a blast!

Takeaways:

• If your marriage feels a bit off, don't panic! It's not about being broken, just missing some daily connection.
• Thriving couples do one key thing that most couples totally ignore every day, and it's a game changer.
• Love in marriage doesn't fade away; it just gets buried under life's chaos, so let's dig it out!
• Daily check-ins, even if just for a couple of minutes, can prevent emotional drift between couples.
• Physical touch is crucial in marriage—it's like saying 'I choose you' every day, so make it a habit!
• Spiritual health is vital; a spiritually filled partner makes for a stronger, healthier relationship.

Links referenced in this episode:

• inspiringmarriages.net

If your marriage seems off, but you don't know why, it's not because you're broken.

It's because you're missing one thing every thriving couple does daily.

And most couples completely ignore it.

After 33 years of marriage, we've learned that love just doesn't fade.

It just gets drowned out by the noise of life.

In this video, we're going to show you the daily routines that silently reconnect.

You before the disconnection turns into distance.

Let's dive in.

God designed your marriage to thrive, not just to survive.

So we are inviting you to thrive together.

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Be sure to sign up for this free online event that's designed to help you and your spouse strengthen your bond, deepen your intimacy, and rediscover God's beautiful purpose for your marriage.

Teresa, let's talk about the power of daily marriage routines and how helpful they are to a marriage.

Number one, we got to verbally connect each and every day.

That's so true.

So we just need a check in every day, don't we?

Right.

Just two minutes of intentional check in keeps couples from drifting, doesn't it?

Teresa?

That's really good.

And it can be in the morning or it can be in the evening, whichever works better.

Whatever works better for you.

And it can be just, how was your day?

That can just reset the connection.

Or what was the best part of your day?

Or what have you been reading about in the scriptures?

Or what has God been showing you about our marriage?

Yes.

That's really good.

That's a really good one.

You may have to reserve a little extra time for what's God been showing you about our marriage.

But that's, that's really important because if you don't talk about that and you've been having little ideas of here's some things we need to address, or here's what's going great and here's what's not going so great, that could be a lot of time that passes, you know, with just a lot of daily things going on, weekly things going on, you may not be talking about your relationship much at all.

Right.

So you have to be intentional.

Be intentional.

So let's ask you a question.

Do you and your spouse have a must do routine that you do each and every day?

We want to hear about it.

You can drop it in the comments.

On YouTube.

Or you can send us an email at inspiringmarriagest.net we would love to see what other couples are doing.

That's right.

Number two, you got to touch.

You got to kiss each and every day.

That's small, simple physical gestures send a big emotional message.

That's right, they really do.

So everyone needs touch.

That is something.

That's a basic need.

Since you are a newborn baby, if you go without touch, you start getting emotionally starved.

Right.

Especially if one your spouse's love language is touched.

Oh yes, that would be sending the wrong message to them.

Like they're not very loved.

They're never getting any touch at all.

And husbands, remember, one of your wife's biggest needs is soft, non sexual affection.

She likes her hand be held.

She likes foot rubs, she, she likes shoulder rubs, neck rubs.

She likes that.

And hugs.

She like she likes hugs.

Touch is just a gentle reminder.

I still love you, you know, you're my chosen one.

That's right.

I desire you.

It really, it really goes a long way, doesn't it?

I think I've heard someone say it's like saying I choose you every day.

Right.

You know, I choose you again and again every time I touch you or hug you.

Yeah.

Make it a habit when one of you comes in the door, the other one stops what they're doing and goes and greets them at the door and gives them a hug.

Yes.

Make that a habit.

I mean, well, it's inconvenient.

Well, too bad.

Stop what you're doing, walk over to your spouse and give them a hug.

That really means a lot to feel like you're greeted instead of ignored when you come home.

That's very important.

Right.

A third routine that you need to incorporate into your marriage daily is you got to strengthen yourself spiritually.

Right, Theresa?

That is so true.

I mean, if it was important before you got married, it's even more important now.

Prayer and Bible reading fuel your growth and it just spills over into your marriage.

Right, Theresa?

It really does.

Yes.

Yes.

Because those scriptures that you're reading in the time of prayer that you're having is going to help you be grounded.

And you have wisdom for your day, you have wisdom for your relationship, you have wisdom together for doing what you're, what you need to with your children.

You know how to train them growing up in the Lord.

And it just, it's just going to bond you together even more if you're both reading the word, if you're both praying, whether it's separately or together.

But you know, even do that together too.

A spiritually healthier me builds a spiritually healthier we.

I like that.

Yes.

That is so true.

Right.

So you know, I can't give Teresa the things that she needs unless I am filled up spiritually.

The same thing with Teresa.

She can't minister to me the things that she needs to minister to me unless she is filled up spiritually.

Right.

Just set aside a convenient time every day, each morning or each evening.

Depends on your schedule.

What's going on in your life.

Even 10 minutes will change your day.

It really will.

That's so true.

Especially if you can remove distractions and really get concentrated and focused on the word and on a time of prayer.

That's right.

If you found these routines helpful, hit the like button.

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And if you need to grab our conversational starter PDF, just leave us a comment in the sections.

Call say Conversations and we'll send you a link where you can Download.

It's like 160 questions, right, Teresa, that you and your spouse can ask each other.

And it's a really great conversation starter.

They are.

It's just packed full of great conversation.

It really is.

Or you can send us an email@inspiringmarriagest.net and ask us for the link to the conversation starters.

And if you're ready for the next step, check out this video about our starting our Emotional Intimacy series.

You'll find it's the perfect follow up.

If you need prayer, please send us an email inspiringmarriagest.net and we'll be glad to pray for you.

Yes, we will.

Until next time, remember, husband and wife are friends for life.