Continue to say I do every day to each other, to build a solid marriage of commitment and love.

Practice these daily I Do’s

•  I do forgive you.
• I do want to spend the rest of my life with you.
• I do think you are the most interesting man I know.
• I do find you attractive.
• I do choose you again and again.
• I do keep myself only unto you.
• For better or for worse, I do.

To every I do, there is an I don’t.

Some things you’ll have to say I don’t to:

• I don’t choose to take offense.
• I don’t want to say that hateful comment.
• I don’t keep a record of your failures.
• I don’t compare you to others.
• I don’t fight for my rights.

To every I don’t, there’s an I do:

• I don’t get to do whatever I want whenever I want. . . because I do get to spend time with you..
• I don’t get to spend all the money how  I want. . . because I do want to help you succeed.
• I don’t have any privacy . . . because I do enjoy sharing my most intimate moments with you.
• I don’t get any time to myself. . . . because I do never want to be lonely again.

Always remember the power of I do; it’s all it takes to sustain a marriage, through the grace and favor of God’s covenant keeping power.

Whatever he happens to suggests today–surprise him by saying, I do!

• Yes, I do want to go to the hardware store with you!
• Yes, I do want to do yard work with you!
• Yes, I do want to drop everything and run to town for a burger.
• Yes, I do want to go fishing with you!
• Yes, I do want to be with you!

And Marc, I still do!

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