That sounds like simple advice, but I found it rather profound. It means to make sure your spouse knows you appreciate them. It means doing this by both telling and showing them. It also means not putting our focus upon the negative characteristics of our spouses, but intentionally dwelling upon their qualities.
It’s so easy for us to complain about the aspects of our lives or relationships that aren’t all we might hope they would be, and certainly we should always be striving to grow and improve where we can, but we should never take for granted the many blessings we have in our family members. Take time to celebrate who they are and the way God works through them. I am thankful for a wife who does a great job of appreciating the good things in me while kindly overlooking the less desirable aspects. I hope I can grow to do the same for her as well as she does for me!
I’m also thankful for in-laws who can watch Grace overnight to give Kim and I a little time to focus upon each other instead of entertaining a toddler all day!