Quotes from Nancy C. Anderson

I want you to know that even though Ron forgave me, it does not mean that he forgot what I did. His forgiveness was a gift that I did not deserve or earn. However, I did need to earn his trust.

Couples who are in love want to gaze into each other's eyes. Prolonged eye contact is one of the most powerful nonverbal ways we communicate interest in others. So

Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think [and speak] about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others" (Phil. 4:8 LB).

Remember that married love is not a feeling—it's a decision. If you behave in a loving and caring way, your partner will, eventually, respond to that behavior. When

Dating is a matter of priorities and, other than your relationship with the Lord, your relationship with your spouse is supposed to be number one on the list.

The plan for your marriage. You two are going to have to figure out why your marriage fell apart ... how to fix it ... how to make sure it doesn't happen again.

When you tell someone you're sorry, it's very different from asking for their forgiveness. Your 'sorry-ness' is your decision. But when you ask someone to forgive you, that's their decision. That's why people avoid asking forgiveness. It gives all the power to the other person.

The truth is, marriage is both difficult and effortless, magnificent and excruciating, blissful and tedious. Sometimes it's all of those things within the same day—even within the same hour.

when you forgive someone, you make a choice ... to banish the offense from your mind and your heart. Jesus said that after He forgives us, our sins are as far away as the East is from the West. In other words, they're pardoned. Not because we're not guilty, but because we are. Our pardon is undeserved ... it's a gift to us from God. If

eventually our feelings caught up with our actions. We learned that married love is not a feeling. It is a decision, ... and we decided to love each other.

Hearing: listening and speaking with patience and under- standing; Encouraging: helping each other; Dating: keeping it fresh and fun; Guarding: agreeing on your boundaries—and enforcing them; Educating: becoming an expert on your mate; Satisfying: meeting each other's needs.

God created us to work as a team, so some of the strengths of men compliment the weaknesses of women and vice versa. If

The fabulous thing about male-female relationships is that we can help balance each other out; the not so fabulous part is that we can drive each other insane.

As Christians, we should all have the same ultimate goal concerning our attitudes and behavior: "Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ" (Phil. 1:27).

write down the top five things that their spouse can do to please them. You'd

Our goal in raising you was not that you'd be happy, but that you'd behave. You've