Connect Through Difficulties

In their book, "How to Build a Lasting Marriage", Elmer and Ruth Towns offer some practical wisdom for building a long marriage (page 228):

A Man is Wise to Listen to His Wife:
1. When she says there is a problem in the marriage.
2. When she has an evaluation.
3. When she expresses her needs and feelings.
4. When she expresses a desire for certain changes.

And some practical take-aways (pages 229, 230):
1. The submission of a wife is not a posture of surrender but an attitude of trust.
2. There's no such thing as a life of faith without problems.
3. How we handle our problems will influence our children.
4. Our days are known.