Starting Right
Starting Right is a 5 minute Day Starter to help keep you motivated, encouraged, and focused throughout your day. DannyMac is a pastor, teacher, motivational speaker, husband, and father. His years of leading and training people have given him vast experience in helping individuals to accomplish change in their lives and meet their goals. He can help you set the course for your day by offering practical advice from God's Word in a positive and fun way. There is no better way to begin your day than by Starting Right with DannyMac.
Starting Right
The Art of Keeping Romance Alive
Ever wonder how some marriages not only survive but thrive over decades? Join me, Danny Mac, as I reveal the secrets to a joyful, lasting marriage, distilled from my 45 years of personal experience. Prepare for a delightful exploration of how embracing change, keeping romance alive, and communicating with humour and kindness can transform your relationship. From laughing about our new wrinkles to cherishing those unforgettable inside jokes, discover how love can grow deeper with each year.
Good morning and welcome to Starting Right with Danny Mac. I'm going to be here every Monday to Friday to help you get a great five-minute start to your day. So grab your cup of coffee, sit back, relax and let me help you start your day right. Good morning everybody, welcome. It's really good to have you here today and this week I want to do something just a little bit different. My wife and I have been married now for just over 45 years, and over that time I have learned many things about myself, about my wife, about the relationship and, while those things were not always good things, especially about myself. I want to take the next three days and talk about some of the good things that I learned and some of the principles that can help a marriage be strong, no matter how many years you've been married. This is not going to be heavy stuff, because this is not a marriage seminar. It's just some things that I want to pass on to you. So between today and tomorrow, I will share with you six keys to a long and happy marriage, and then on Thursday, we'll talk about the cornerstone that makes any marriage successful. I hope you join us for all three of these days. So here are a few tips to help your marriage stay strong, to get through the battles and struggles of life and allow you to have a lot of fun with your spouse just being together.
DannyMac:Number one is, change is inevitable, so embrace the change. You and your spouse may have a few more wrinkles than you had. You may no longer be able to fit into your wedding clothes and guys, if you're anything like me, we've lost that gorgeous mane of hair that we had in high school. I keep telling everybody I'm not going bald, I'm just parting my hair very wide down the middle. So we have a choice about dealing with the changes. We can be upset and lament them and feel sorry about all the things that are gone, or we can embrace them and choose to enjoy our lives with the limitats we now have.. But the experiences that we've learned and the things that we've gained are not always wrong. This is one of the reasons why in Galatians, chapter 5, we are told to have patience and kindness and goodness and gentleness. Those things are not just for how we deal with other people, but as we get older they're even more important for ourselves, so that we don't become frustrated with the changes that have occurred in our lives.
DannyMac:Secondly, keep the romance alive. Date nights are not just for newlyweds, Whether it's a fancy dinner out or a cozy movie night at home in your pajamas or a cozy movie night at home in your pajamas. Make time for each other. Remember that you're not too old for romance, so surprise each other with little gestures. Text them about how much you love their snoring symphony, or plan a spontaneous weekend getaway to your own house where there are no chores that need to be done during that weekend.
DannyMac:One of the other things that Galatians, chapter 5, tells us that we need to have in our lives is love. Just because you've been married for a long time doesn't mean that the love has to die. Far from it. The love you have for your spouse can continue to grow, and it should grow. I can honestly say that I love my wife more now than ever before in my life. She means so much to me and I want to be with her. I want to spend time with her, I want to have fun with her, and it's not just because the Bible tells me I have to love her, it's because I do love her. I enjoy being with her. I'm so glad that she's my partner in life and I don't want her to ever forget that.
DannyMac:The third one for today is communication with kindness and humor. Over the years, many of us guys have mastered the art of selective hearing, and if you've been married for a long time, there are definitely going to be some inside jokes that only you and your wife know about. Usually there are a lot of them. Take advantage of those jokes and learn to laugh and spend time together, because humor will also diffuse tension. If you find yourself arguing over who left the cap off the toothpaste again, just shrug and say well, at least we're still fighting over important things, at least we're still fighting over important things. You see, laughter can act as a healing oil to most disagreements. So there you have our three pieces of advice for today Embrace the change, keep the romance alive and communicate with kindness and humor. Take care, my friends, keep the faith and we will talk again tomorrow. Take care, my friends, keep the faith and we will talk again tomorrow. Thank you for joining us today, and I invite you to join us every Monday to Friday, right here at Starting Right, with Danny Mac.
