This Week’s Quick Hits:

Did you know?

• On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew members for the new world!

Can You Answer This? 

• According to US stats, more babies on average are born in which month than any other month of the year? (See answer below)

Read:

“Make Your Bed” by Admiral William H. McRaven

Making the bed is something many of us do every day, never thinking of the bigger implications it may have on our lives. William H. McRaven is a retired Navy SEAL with 37 years of experience. The strategies that helped him through difficult times are the 10 life lessons from this book. And, yes, he begins with making your bed.

Listen:

Awesome Marriage Podcast: “The Disconnected Marriage”

Join Christina and I as we define a disconnected marriage and then give you practical ways to connect. 

Watch:

“5 Things to do to Fight Fair: Don’t be Judgmental”

 Where is your focus when you think about your spouse? Are your thoughts helping your marriage or hurting it? How can you keep from being judgmental? Join me in this video as we look at how our thought choices affect our marriage. 

Study:

7 Deadly Sins and Your Marriage 

In this YouVersion plan, we will look at how each of these relate to marriage and how we can open our hearts to God and let Him bring restoration and healing.

Insights:

A Lifetime of Awesome Sex in Marriage Pt. 3

Think about this. What if we asked God what He wanted for us in the sex life in our marriage?  What do you think He would say? Here are some of my thoughts. Sex was designed to knit a couple cloer together. It was designed to give pleasure. Sex brings the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual all together for a couple. God designed sex for us to enjoy.  

In the Old Testament book Song of Solomon, Solomon talks of enjoying his wife’s body. He writes of how both he and his wife are fulfilled; the closeness the sexual relationship brings them; how it helps to grow their love for each other; and how their commitment to each other deepens through sex. In one chapter, Solomon starts at his wife’s head and works his way down her body. In another, he starts at her feet and works his way up. He writes of making love to her all night long. His wife cherishes the way he loves and cares for her. She willingly gives herself to him.That is what God intended. That is what God has for you.

If I asked you what you wanted your sex life in marriage to look like through each of the seasons of marriage - newlyweds, raising kids, empty nest, middle age, older age - what would you say? Would you both say the same thing? 

You have to know what you want if you are going to get there. If I get in my car in OKC to go to Washington DC, but have no map or directions, will I get to DC? Maybe... but probably not. Even if I do, it will take me longer than it should have, and I will have experienced a whole lot of frustration along the way. Same with your sex life. The two of you need a map to help you get where you want to go.  

So, first question: What do you want most out of your sexual relationship in your marriage?

This is your starting point. Each of you write down your answer and then share what you wrote with each other.  

Try it this week: 

• Considering the season your marriage is in today, what is your first step in making your sex life into what you both want it to be?

Can You Answer This?: September

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