💍🤵‍♂️👰‍♀️ June 20th marked 25 years of marriage for Casey and I. We had no clue what we were doing when we got married and still have A LOT to learn but here’s 25 pieces of advice from 25 years of marriage.

1. Marriages that last are made up of 2 people who get really good at forgiving.
2. Marriages move forward over bridges of trust.
3. Marriage is about giving, not taking. God has to be at the center, supplying you with love. Otherwise you’ll have the relational equivalent of 2 ticks and no dog.
4. When she wants to dance in the kitchen, dance.
5. Marriage is meant to put the love of Jesus on display, not your ego.
6. If you pray together you’ll stay together.
7. Love isn’t always a feeling but it’s always an act of your will.
8. If you can’t afford it, don’t buy it.
9. Serving others together in Jesus’ name is often a better “date night” than more overpriced food and bad entertainment.
10. When you don’t feel romantic, just be romantic anyway, and then you’ll feel romantic.
11. She’s your wife not your buddy. Treat her like a lady. This ain’t Gus and Woodrow.
12. Assume the best motives in each other, especially when you disagree.
13. Compliment each other daily, and often publicly.
14. The best thing you can do for your kids is love their momma.
15. If you won’t work your marriage won’t either.
16. Your house is not a castle and nobody here has a thrown. Now get the trash out and start peeling potatoes.
17. Many times a wife just wants sympathy, not a solution. Just listen attentively. Don’t try to fix it.
18. If you wanna be married to a different person, just stay married to the same person for about 10 years. People change. Love ‘em anyway.
19. Be the first to apologize and the first to forgive.
20. Marriage is more likely to make you holy (set apart to God) than happy. You wanna be happy join the carnival. Wanna be holy, get married.
21. When a coworker compliments her let her be able to say “Thanks my husband says the same thing all the time.”
22. Money: give, pay bills, save a little, enjoy it — TOGETHER
23. There’s no such thing as quality time. Time is just time. Spend it together. Be consistent. No hail-Mary trips or gifts because I neglected you for 6 months.
24. Support her dreams. Don’t ever let her wonder what she could have been if she hadn’t married me.
25. The closer you get to God the closer you get to each other.

Hope these helped someone or made you chuckle. Married folks, please comment with any marriage advice you might have or let me know which of the 25 above is your favorite!