activity / idea
Add a twist to your favorite board game. Every time one of you loses something in the game, make up a steamy “penalty.”

suggested time range
20-30 minutes

goal
Enjoy a little friendly competition.

activity / idea
Set a mobile device curfew and stick to it. Get excited about no-phone time. What are you going to do together instead?

suggested time range
9 p.m. daily

goal
Create specific time for each other.

activity / idea
Take a class together to kindle a little romance through quality time: cooking, tennis, watercolor, kickboxing, salsa dancing, glass fusing.

suggested time range
60 minutes

goal
Learn something new with each other and about each other.

activity / idea
Have a no-kids-in-our-room curfew. New boundary for your house? Try coaxing your child into it slowly. Move them to a camp mat on the floor, then eventually to outside your door to help them adjust.

suggested time range
Five nights per week.

goal
Prioritize your bedroom for marital intimacy and quality time.

As you cool down, it’s time to reflect.

Read Colossians 3:12-14:
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”

Pray together, remember to stretch yourself this week for the sake of your spouse, and stay flexible with your growth:

Lord, help us both to truly enjoy each other. Make gratitude a habit in our marriage.