Love Map:

I think something I realized is the person I married three years ago has evolved. They are not the same they were three years ago. I think with love maps we need to almost to a checkup or update occasionally. Because hopes, goals and dreams change over time. Things we may have aspired as a couple may have changed or shifted over time. I think having currently love maps helps you know your spouse better. I think it lets you live in the present and not the past. As we work on them then we allow for those conversations to check on how our spouse is feeling and then strengthen our marriage.

Strengthening Your Marriage:

I think there is a lot to be said about nurturing your fondness and admiration. I think we need to work on ourselves to be able to strengthen our marriage with our spouse. I think sometimes we need to push other things a side and give them the attention they deserve. I think sometimes we put things like strengthening our marriage as a priority when sometimes it may not be that way. I think these principles allow me to realize why I married my spouse. What attributes made them the person I wanted to marry. Or even some attributes I want to work on that they may already have.

Sacrifice:

I think this is true. My wife is not from Idaho Falls and I am. She is from Gilbert, Arizona. As I accepted my job offer from Idaho State Police. There was a sacrifice my wife had to make that she wo not ever get to live in her hometown again. Where her family currently resides. I know that was kind of heart breaking for her. But I know that she wants me to follow my dreams and career goals so that was a sacrifice she was willing to make. I know that after praying that this was the right decisions for us. Even though it was not easy for her. I think sometimes we need to sacrifice something as big or small to receive the greater blessings God has in store for us.