If you described the quality of your marriage as one of the four seasons, which season would you choose? A Winter marriage is cold and harsh. A Spring marriage is exciting and tender. A Summer marriage is happy and content, A Fall marriage is characterized by uncertainty. Things are changing and we don't know if it's good or bad.

If you would like to spend more time in Spring and Summer I hope you will join me this week as I explain an important strategy to make that happen.

If you are in a Winter marriage then things have not gone well. You have a history of unresolved conflicts. Through the years you have grown further apart and likely have disappointment and resentment. If you want to return to Spring you must take the time to deal with past failures.

You cannot simply wake up one day and act as though things are fine. The wall that has been created between you must be torn down. It begins by acknowledging that the wall exists.

Tomorrow, I'll give you the first step in "wall demolition." You can have a growing marriage if you are willing to deal with past failures.  

Article written by Dr. Gary Chapman.  Based on the book, The Four Seasons of Marriage by Dr. Gary Chapman. Published by Tyndale House Publishing, copyright 2005.

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