40 – thoughts on marriage after 40 years of it
We’ve always tried to spend less than we make. Eat by candlelight as often as possible (even when you don’t want to. Sometimes just striking the match can be the trigger toward reconciliation after a disagreement) Remember the reasons you married. In my case, I said to her: “you make me laugh, you give me the freedom to fail, you’ll live anywhere in the world” She responded, “Anywhere but Los Angeles…” and after assuring her that that would never happen, we felt God’s call