August 25, 2024 — Episode #34

Jerry and Becky Drace look at why saying “thank you” so often fades the longer a couple is married — and why an attitude of gratitude has to be practiced on purpose.

They trace how Hope for the Home began out of a meeting decades ago about ministering to families, then turn to gratitude itself: modeling good manners for children and grandchildren, expressing thanks silently through a touch or a glance, and remembering what first attracted you to your spouse. Becky reflects on the gratitude she developed for Jerry’s support during her cancer treatment a few years earlier, and the couple encourages listeners to notice and voice appreciation for the small, everyday things a spouse does.

Topics discussed:

• The origins of the Hope for the Home ministry
• Teaching children and grandchildren gratitude and good manners
• How gratitude quietly fades over long marriages
• Non-verbal ways of expressing thankfulness
• Supporting a spouse through a health crisis
• The story of the ten lepers and Ephesians 5:20
• Remembering what first attracted you to your spouse

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