What makes a marriage last? How do you build a strong and stable relationship for hard times and good times? Is it something more than just being "lucky in love"? This episode, we're talking with our friends and fellow teachers, Roger and Jan Smith. Between us, we have eighty years of marriage, twelve children, and a lot of practical experience! So join us as we chat about the ideas and habits we found most effective at creating and maintaining a healthy marriage from day to day! Scriptures We Referenced   [Love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:7) Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ... Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her (Ephesians 5:22, 25) Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. (1 Peter 3:7) Resources You Might Find Helpful   Parenting With Influence by Dr. Roger Smith Roger Smith, MD - website "Parenting Matters Now" - vlog  My Beloved and My Friend: How to be Married to Your Best Friend Without Changing Spouses - our book on marriage! To find out more about Hal and Melanie speaking at your church, group, camp, or retreat, go to halandmelanie.com