Comments on: Winning an Olympic Gold in my Marriage!

By: Do You Suck The Life Out of Your Wife? | Daily Generous Husband Tips

Do You Suck The Life Out of Your Wife? | Daily Generous Husband Tips — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:08:52 +0000

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By: Newlywed & Unemployed

Newlywed & Unemployed — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:34:28 +0000

A huge component of how these athletes make it to the Olympics is because they have a team. Mentors, experts, professionals. Sure, they show up to practice, but a professional designed the plan. A professional is overseeing the progress.

As married people, we need to have teams, mentors and communities in place. Access to resources, support from friends and families, surrounding ourselves with positive influences and admirable role models. Giving as well as receiving.

By: theromanticvineyard

theromanticvineyard — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:33:18 +0000

A very important aspect of a healthy, strong marriage is our relationship with God. As our pastor preached this past Sunday, “the way we love each other best is by loving God more!” If we're not loving God with our heart, mind and soul, it will be impossible for us to truly love our spouse the way we were created to. Yes, it's important to romance our spouses and to purpose daily to think of them, to prefer them and love them unselfishly, but if this isn't rooted in our deep love for God it will still lack the one thing the best marriages are comprised of – Love for God and His glory.

This is why we do what we do on The Romantic Vineyard – talk about strengthening marriages before the trouble comes. Like the 40 year old, down-hill skier who took that horrible fall. We thought for sure his injuries would be life threatening, but he came away with only a concussion. Why? Because he had trained not only for winning, but for those times when he would fail.

We love the Olympic metaphor to marriage – so timely and appropriate! Thanks for an excellent, thought-provoking post!

By: Layton

Layton — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:34:59 +0000

I would agree that most of us do just “coast” along and are not setting goals and challenging themselves to make their marriage the best it can be. As we become more sucessful and life more stressful and busy, we get to thinking that life should get easier and I will have more time for my marriage, but my experience is that the easy part was always just one more step away.

I have set myself goals, though I stumble much along the way. My wife and my marriage are worth the journey.