Jimmy Carters 77 Year Love Story

The Extraordinary Marriage exemplified! 

Jimmy Carter passed on today at the ripe old age of 100! Could his long life be evidence that selflessness, success, and a loving marriage give life, passion, and purpose?

How can a couple keep the love alive, living in the public eye? By keeping their focus on God first and then one another. We live in a world that’s diminished the importance of marriage and family. Crushed and discarded the Christian values of truth & honesty, selfless love, and the determination to raise honest, caring, loving children… who know and live the absolutes of Right & Wrong. The lines are blurred, but not for the Carters.

Every week on “The Extraordinary Marriage Podcast”, I share ways that couples can find their way back to the love they once knew, the importance of realizing its missing, and how they can invest their time, energy, and resources in getting it back… before it’s gone for good. This can be done through self-awareness, acknowledging the hurts of your past, and uniting your personalities as you find what you’re each good at and learn to lean on one another, rather than scrutinize. 

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter’s 77-year marriage is proof, that spending time together, filling one another’s needs, and valuing each other, brings you closer and keeps you there. As you look through the photos from Town & Country’s article “The Sweetest photos of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter through the years” by Emily Burack, (Photos provided by Getty Images) pay attention that they’re always focused on each other, holding hands, or Jimmy’s got his arm around her waist. I see evidence in the photos of the Love Languages… touch & time. (Episode 3 of my podcast)

They work and exercise together. In the weeks ahead, I’ll share how this, fills one another’s needs, and keeps the home fires burning. (5 part series “The Chemistry of Love” coming next week on “The Extraordinary Marriage Podcast.) www.theextraordinarymarriage.com/podcast 

Take a look below… 

Notice that they're leaning in, touching heads and you can see his hand around her arm.

The Carter Family

Working out together.

A Bike made for two.

Giving back and doing good together.

I'm sure the sign above their head is not their cup of tea.  The protected their love.

Wow! Isn’t this beautiful.

A prime example love and what it looks like. Sometimes we get caught in a crazy cycle of misunderstanding, irritation, and our LOVE BANK is emptied out. It’s hard to find our way back unless you have that bounce back ability… forgiveness.

Join me every week on The Extraordinary Marriage Podcast and find ways to enrich your marriage and make it the best it can be!

Begin today with my gift… 

How to Shower your Spouse with Extraordinary Confidence

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Connie Durham

Relationship Coach

The Extraordinary Marriage Podcast