Marriage is worth fighting for.  It's worth sacrificing, apologizing, humbling yourself... It's worth the effort, the hard work, the time set-aside, emotions held in check... Marriage is worth the discipline to do what is needed to enjoy a lasting marriage. 

We have found some valuable resources to help couples invest in their marriages.

Check out the 5 Love Languages Assessment. 

This assessment gives valuable insight into how you feel loved and will give insight into how your spouse feels loved.  We knew a couple on the brink of divorce.  After assessing their love languages we discovered that the wife's love language was gifts.  She loved others and felt loved by giving and receiving gifts.  This was not at all the husband's love language.  He was very frugal and loved to save money.  Which unfortunately meant he gave very few gifts to his wife.  She was left feeling utterly unloved.  This assessment gave the husband the knowledge to love her in the way she feels loved (even if it did require that he spend money, it was a worthy investment) and showed the wife that he needed love in ways other than gifts. 

While you're there, check out all the valuable resources available, including assessments for children and teenagers (yay parents!). 

A second resource is a Weekend to Remember Marriage Getaway. 

Life has a way of overwhelming a marriage. Jobs, kids, activities, errands. Before you know it, checking your e-mail is more important than carving out a date night. FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember® marriage getaway is a chance to make a change. It’s a time to rediscover each other and find more intimacy in your life together.

If you are local to our area, Weekend to Remember Marriage Getaway is coming to Hilton Head Island, SC, February 17-19.  See the website for complete details. 

Marriage is worth investing in.  It is worth fighting for.  It is worth maintaining.  May we guard our marriages closely and may our efforts be abundantly blessed! 

Everybody needs a daily dose of Josiah. 

He still has family he hasn't got to meet yet.  We're working on a trip back home to make proper introductions (aka - neck kisses).