Our wives need to be cherished. They need to be cared for, and they need to be reminded of that. Covenantal love is not silent. Some guys think because they said it 20 years ago, that it’s still in effect until they revoke it. That doesn’t do a lot for a woman. A woman needs to be reminded through verbal words, through written words, tender worwould communicate to her that you love her.

The other night on the deck [my wife] Ernea was working on sanding some chairs. This is the way she relaxes. I’m sorry, sanding chairs, painting chairs, would not be one of the ways I would relax. I’d head to the woods or go fishing but not do that kind of thing. But I went out on the deck with her, and helped her with those chairs, and I took a couple of screws out of a chair that needed some repairing. She told me later, “You know, just you spending that time with me made a statement to me that you love me, and you care for me, and you want to be a part of what I’m doing.”