If I asked to to name something you were thankful for, could you come up with something? Probably.

What if I asked you to name something about your spouse that you are thankful for? You probably could name something without thinking too long, I hope!

What if I asked you to name ten things about your spouse that you are thankful for? That takes a little more thought.

What if I asked you to name ten things about your spouse that you’re thankful for, once a week during the month of November?

Brian and I attended a marriage seminar at our church last weekend, and out of the several things I learned, one quote really stuck out to me. Dr. Bob Jones described what he calls “the ninety-ten principle,”

“Ten percent about our spouse drives us crazy, but 90 percent of our marriage and our spouse is wonderful. We forget about that 90 percent when we focus on the ten percent that drives us crazy, and then we feel miserable in our marriage. If we learned to focus on the 90, we’d be happy and satisfied.”

During the month of November, we usually try to focus on being grateful. Let’s take that a step further and focus on being grateful for our spouse!

To help us focus on that 90 percent, we’re going to start a linky here where you can link up your list of things about your spouse that you’re grateful for, once a week. Ideally, we would start tomorrow, but it all depends on when I can get the linky set up and Kelsey can get the button made. So, we’ll let you know when it’s up!

We strongly encourage you to participate. I know I get caught up in complaining about Brian’s clothes all over the bedroom floor and his dirty dishes on the counter, instead of his sense of humor, his generosity, and his love for people. I need this challenge to remind me of that 90 percent!

So, what do you think? Will you join us this month in giving thanks for our spouse?