💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌💌 Love is not irrelevant. It is FIRST law. It covers a multitude of SINS Motherly wisdom: from the Covenant Wife Curriculum Collection The very first law in the Bible is to love. Not command, not control, love. Before there were churches, rituals, or legal contracts, there was divine love, the root from which all things grow. Study after study, year after year, decade after decade confirms what Scripture already established when two people are in love and committed to one another, their children thrive. Not just survive...thrive 💌academically. 💌emotionally. 💌socially. 💌spiritually. The research is clear and consistent: parents in love shape legacy children. 💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟 Yet somehow, in this modern fog of “convenience culture,” we’ve been told a lie, that love for our children is mandatory but true love for your husband is optional. That marriage is “just a piece of paper,” or a business arrangement for money, status, or duty. That as long as the kids are loved, it doesn’t matter if the parents love one another. To that, I say: this is not what God said. And we are not kings of France or queens of Scotland, trapped in arranged marriages without consent or connection. It is 2023, and it’s time to stop romanticizing loveless obligation and start honoring what God actually called sacred: a covenant of love. 💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟 🌸 Being ‘parents in love’ is not effortless, but it is eternal. It takes intention, maintenance, and vulnerability. But the fruit it bears is rich, for you for your children and for the generations yet to come. 🌸 It’s not just about the love you give to your child, it’s also about the love you show to your spouse. Children flourish when they grow up in a home where love isn’t just spoken, it’s lived. 🌸 A 12-year study in Nepal found that children whose parents loved one another stayed in school longer. The love between parents had a direct and measurable effect on their children’s educational outcomes. Love builds legacy. 🌸 Another recent study revealed that as love between parents increases, behavioral problems in children decrease. Not just theoretically, statistically. The more affection and connection between spouses, the calmer, more confident, and more emotionally regulated the child becomes. 🌸 A landmark longitudinal study published in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discovered that the quality of the parents’ marriage had just as much influence on a child’s future mental and physical health as their individual relationship with each parent. Let that settle in. Your love story isn't just yours, it's your child's foundation. 🌸 Research echoes what faith has always whispered: invest in the marriage, and you fortify the family. Love is not a luxury, it’s the architecture of the home. Let this be known: Love is the curriculum. Love is the law. Love is the legacy. If we want strong children, we need strong love between the ones who brought them into the world. This is Proverbs 31 in rose gold. It’s quiet. It’s sacred. It’s relentless. A Feminine Motherhood trademarked brand 🩷 The Old Fashioned Hopeless Romantic By Feminine Motherhood 🗽 Motherly Wisdom for the Daughters of Liberty By Feminine Motherhood for the American Christian mom 💌 The Covenant Wife by Feminine Motherhood © 2024 The Old Fashioned Hopeless Romantic. And The Covenant Wife Curriculum All rights reserved. This content is protected under Feminine Motherhood ™ for its originality, artistic integrity, and nurturing empowerment. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, my tone, my delivery or publication is prohibited. #FeminineMotherhood #CovenantMarriage #MarriageWisdom #thecovenantwife #covenantmarriage #femininemotherhood