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The culture that our teens grow up in today is vastly different than the culture we grew up in. Loving your teens effectively will help them resist the negative influences of our culture.
At the heart of the Christian marriage is the idea of Unity. God said the two should become one. Marriage is designed to satisfy that deep desire for intimacy.
You're new to the 5 Love Languages. What's your next step in learning them and applying them? First of all, discover your own, then discover your spouses love language. You can do that by reading Dr. Gary Chapman's book, The Five Love Languages.
Failing to live up to the Biblical ideal of a spouse isn't unusual. This doesn't mean your marriage is destined to fail; but is does require confession, repentance and forgiveness.
There are two responses to sin: we can confess our wrongdoing and seek forgiveness, or we can continue in our sin. For those who continue to sin, God will bring discipline the the Christian who continues to sin.
When preparing for deployment, the couple must acknowledge that there will certainly be challenges and that they need to find new ways to relate to each other. Be sure you know your spouse's love language and speak it often with them.
There is often a great divide between teens and parents. Don't let your differences keep you from loving your teen.
Are you under the illusion that you need a soul-mate to be complete?
We all need safety, but where we go to find it shapes who we are.
Is there anything you're not willing to give to know Jesus more?