Today's task in The Love Dare is to establish healthy rules of engagement with my wife, for use in arguments and disagreements. This might seem odd if you've read my first twelve posts, but I'm skipping it. I know, I'm something of a sickening...

As I promised at the end of my 40-day journey through The Love Dare, I'm making my first update post, about a month after completion of the dare. If you're just starting the dare, or if you're in the middle and it's getting tough to see...

On Day 38 of The Love Dare, I'm asked to think of what my wife would most want, if it were attainable, then to start mapping our a plan to meet her desires, to whatever level I possibly can. It's wonderful how God works, because this day in the...

On this, Day 37 of The Love Dare, I'm asked to request of my spouse that we start praying together daily, and discuss what time of day to do it. We are instructed to commit our concerns, needs and disagreements before The Lord, as well as to thank...

On this 36th day of The Love Dare, I'm asked to commit to reading the Bible every day, with the help of a daily devotional for guidance. I'm encouraged to include my wife if she's willing, and to begin to submit all aspects of my life to the...

In this 35th day of The Love Dare, I'm instructed to find a marriage mentor -- a strong Christian who will be honest and loving with me. It also suggests that counseling may be needed, and to pursue that avenue also. Finally, I am to ask God to guide...

In this, the 34th day of The Love Dare, I'm asked to find a specific way my wife recently demonstrated Christian character and verbally commend her for it today. I thought about this dare alot as the day went by. I found myself recounting alot of...

Well, for my very small and patient following who are waiting for my journal entry for Day 32 of The Love Dare... sorry. There will be no entry for Day 32 because due to circumstances beyond our control, Kelli and I have had to postpone the dare for that...

In this, Day 31, of The Love Dare, I am asked to look for any "leaving" issue I haven't been brave enough to conquer yet, confess it to my spouse and resolve to make it right. Then, realizing that my marriage is dependent on having no other...

In this 30th day of The Love Dare, I'm asked to isolate one area of division in my marriage and look on today as a fresh opportunity to pray about it. Then I was to ask the Lord to reveal anything in my heart that threatens oneness with my wife, also...

In this, Day 29 of The Love Dare, I'm instructed to pray for my wife by name and for her needs. Then I am to tell her I love her and express love to her in some tangible way. Then, at the end of the day, I'm directed to go to God in prayer again...

In Day 28 of the dare, I'm asked to identify a specific need of my wife's, and do what I can to help meet it, sacrificing my wants and needs in doing so. This is actually an easy concept for me to understand and live by at this point, but certainly...

In Day 27 of The Love Dare, I'm asked to eliminate the poison of unrealistic expectations in my home, think of one specific area where I've been too hard on my spouse, and aplogize for it, promising that I'll seek to understand and love her...

In this, the 26th day of The Love Dare, I am instructed to pray through my areas of wrongdoing, ask God's forgiveness, then humble myself enough to admit them to my wife. As this is my second attempt at the dare, much of my wrongdoing has already...

As I come to the end of Day 25 of The Love Dare, I do so with an unbelievable sense of completeness and satisfaction. I recognized this day as an important one in my first time through the dare, and even then I really did forgive my wife completely for...

In this, Day 24 of The Love Dare, I'm asked to make another commitment. I've gotten this far twice in the dare, and I know what's coming. This is one of the days, however, that is good for me to have to do again. I'm asked to identify...

As I read today's dare about the dangers lurking in the world, poised to harm an unattended, unprotected marriage, I was at once ashamed and grateful. My thinking and actions both before and during my marriage to Kelli were not always as they are...

In this day of The Love Dare, I am directed to use the foundation of the decisions and commitments I've made in the previous two days to make a decision about the nature of my love for my wife. After prayer, reflection and appraisal of my relationship...

In this day of The Love Dare, I'm asked to put the decisions made over the past two days to good use. The focus of the dare shifts a little. I think I missed this the first time, but in Day 21, we don't focus so much on our own actions of love...

Here I am again at the point in The Love Dare where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. Today, I'm asked to complete my commitment. Day 19 was about opening my heart to God's power and grace in my life, recognizing Him as the source of Love...

Today in The Love Dare is a day of reflection, inventory and spiritual appraisal. Day 19 was a little different this time from the first time I took the dare. The text of this chapter indicates that a secret is about to be revealed. It's sort of the...

Today's dare really isn't much of a dare for me. I'm asked to prepare a special dinner for my wife, to seek a better understanding of her, perhaps in an area we've rarely talked about, and to make it an enjoyable evening for her. To be...

This day in The Love Dare is about an area of relationships rarely discussed, but one which can cause problems of misunderstanding and mistrust, even feelings of betrayal. Today's dare asks me to resolve to guard my wife's secrets -- to assume...

As promised, my days are a little out of order. Today was Day 14, which of course, follows Day 15. My task for this day was to purposefully neglect an activity I would normally do in order to spend quality time with my spouse -- to do something she would...

Today's dare instructed me to honor my wife by going above and beyond my normal routine to serve her, to make her life easier, or to make her feel special. This chapter in the book is full of concepts and examples of what it means to honor your spouse...