Before I set the bar of my marriage at cherishing my wife, I thought I had run into an unsolvable conundrum. It had to do with waking up Lisa. I’m a morning person, to an extreme. It’s a very …
Fire Up Your Soul
Several engineers who met weekly for a barbecue entered into a frenzied rivalry over who could light the charcoal briquettes faster than anyone else. By “lighting the coals,” I don’t mean just getting …
Beauty Is a Blessing
Lisa and I were shopping in one of her stores years ago when I heard a song that stopped me in my tracks. The voice was ethereal and enchanting. I fired up Shazam and discovered I was listening to …
A Lifelong Journey Toward a Cherishing Marriage
If you’ve read Cherish, you may remember the story of Laura and Curt. As a five-year-old girl, Laura stood on the sidewalk wearing a “fancy dress” she had picked out to welcome her daddy home from …
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Love Like You Mean It
I state clearly in Cherish that love and cherishing don’t compete; they complement each other. Growing in our understanding of what love is and how to love each other will strengthen our ability to …
Delicious Difference
I have sought to suck the marrow out of life. Since I am married for life, I want to be intensely married, to explore it, to understand it, to experience it to the full extent that I can. In order to …