My first blog in this three-part From “ME” to “US”: A Marriage Renewal Series, “Ten Days, Ten Traits: Take the Marriage Challenge,” asked us to look inward:

“What do I need to change?”

As we approach Yom Kippur, let’s turn the question around.

Instead of looking only at what needs changing in ME, let’s look at what we want to strengthen in US.

“What does OUR marriage need more of?”

What’s right — that we want more of?

Here are eight possibilities.

Which one sounds like your “US”?

APPRECIATION — NOTICE IT

What we once appreciated can easily become what we expect.

What does your spouse do that deserves to be noticed again?

Say it: “I noticed. Thank you.”

CURIOSITY — DISCOVER IT

Years together don’t mean we know everything about each other.

What don’t you know about your spouse today?

Ask. Then say: “Tell me........

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