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Finally got a frame and some matte. I love how “With High Honor” is the smallest font size on the entire thing.

Cherish. Have and to hold.

Husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. —Ephesians 5:28

Love my wife like I love my body. Does that mean I can tell her to exercise (OMG NOT THAT YOU NEED TO HONEY <3 LOVE YOU) and not get in trouble? “But the Bible says so.”

The best section is this: “When you look at your mate, you’re looking at a part of you. So treat her well. Speak highly of him. Nourish and cherish the love of your life.”

The books asked what need of our spouse could be met by us. It wasn’t a huge need, but something way simple. I usually do the laundry and see usually does the dishes. She noticed that the laundry was piling up a little and did some loads. I did the dishes for her while she wasn’t looking.

Mmmmmm.

Unconditional. Agape.

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that we were yet sinner, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8

We were supposed to do something “out of the ordinary” today. Honestly, I don’t even remember what I did. (Maybe she can tell you.)

Instead, I want to talk about a definition of unconditional that I found online. “Time series technique in which explicit dependence on the past sequence of observations is ignored.”

Yeah. Chew on that. The past sequence of observations is ignored. To live day to day without keeping record of past transgressions is something I hope to be able to do some day.

Good impressions. Something about a judge and a book.

Greet one another with a kiss of love. —1 Peter 5:14

I never really thought about this until reading this day’s entry. The way you greet someone, whether your married to them or not, whether you known them for 1 year or 10, really does have an affect on how you interact. It can change the entire dynamic of how you’re feeling toward one another.

Example, today’s dare was to think of a specific way to greet your spouse and to do it with a smile. Well, I had a TERRIBLE day. I completely forgot about greeting Amanda with a smile and opened the door to Amanda standing right next to me with her arms open and lips turned up. Instead of hugging her and thanking Jesus that the day was over, I said something to the effect of, “Not now. Today was a horrible day. And why ?”

Bad News Bears. I don’t think we talked for like an hour.

It’s difficult sometimes to put on a happy face. But please try. But you don’t have to take my word for it.