So we totally got called out at church yesterday by our friend Julia for not posting a #MarriageGoals post in awhile! So this one’s for you, Julia 😉
Today we are talking about words of encouragement! As husband and wife, and business partners, we spend A LOT of time together. This means that we spend a lot of time communicating. During the day, it’s easy for us to talk business all. day. long. It’s important for us to talk business! More important than that though, is to focus on our marriage. To talk to each other as people, as spouses, not just as business partners.
Photo Credit: Matt Kennedy Photos
What We’re Doing
We’re taking it old school and writing love letters and notes to each other (cue collective “awwww” from all the ladies)! We also write a daily note of encouragement (just a few sentences) to each other!
I know it may seem cheesy, and at first it felt kind of awkward, but it’s come to be one of the most special parts of our marriage.
Photo Credit: Justin & Mary Marantz
How We’re Doing It
… the love letters, that is! We bought a Together Journal… a letter writing journal for people in love. It’s cute, inexpensive, and an awesome way to have all the notes and letters in one place! It even has prompts for how to get started in case you’re like us and feel a little unsure of where to begin. One of us will write a letter to the other, and then leave the notebook somewhere for the other to find! Somewhere obvious, though…. this isn’t a scavenger hunt 😉 Then that person will read it, and write a letter back when they want!
For the daily note of encouragement, we each write 1-2 sentences to the other person that they have to read out loud, specifically relating to that day. This could be something done, said, something that was attractive, or a positive characteristic that we saw played out that day. So every night, at 9:30, we take a few minutes to do this! It really helps us to reflect on our day together, and remember all the good things that happened!
Why We Do This
It’s pretty simple why we do this. Marriage is hard work! Besides our faith, our marriage is the most important thing in our life, so we want to work at it! We love each other, and we appreciate each other, but often times it’s easy to let that go silent. It’s much easier to voice a flaw, or an irritation, than it is to recognize and affirm the good things! We want to change that. We want to encourage each other, honor each other, and show each other love.
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