February 11, 2020 • Page 8 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com 3 Things Your Marriage Relentless Needs This Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is coming! Prepare yourself for an onslaught of Instagram posts featuring bright flowers, sparkling jewelry, and oversized teddy bears. Your feed is about to get #blessed. If you get to know me for more than 10 seconds, you know that’s not what I’m about. Heck, my husband isn’t even on social media. And I’m okay with that. Rachael One study wanted to find out if couples who post excessively about each other are actually happier in their relationships. Spoiler alert: They’re not! The study found “over-the-top displays are being used to compensate for weaker relationships.”1 This doesn’t mean you don’t love your husband if you talk about how wonderful he is on social media. Hopefully, you and your spouse affirm each other daily and in person. But when I think about the healthiest couples I know, they’re not the ones posting about each other 24/7. They’re also not worried about what other people think, so they’re not buying more stuff to impress people (just so they can post about it). They’re secure in their lives, but not because of an expensive lifestyle that they can flaunt. Instead, the couples I look up to have one thing in common—they’re all intentional in their marriages. A strong marriage doesn’t happen by chance. If you want to be intentional and make your spouse feel really secure, work together on these three areas: Set goals together A 2017 study by Ramsey Solutions revealed that 94% of couples who describe their marriages as “great” also say they discuss money goals together. Getting on the same page financially with your spouse is one of the CRUZE best things you can do for your marriage. If you need some help reconnecting and realigning the goals of your relationship, check out this episode of The Rachel Cruze Show. You’ll learn about money mistakes that can ruin your relationship, and practical ways to communicate and work better together. Be willing to have tough conversations My friend, Dr. Les Parrott, says conflict is the price we pay for a deeper level of intimacy. You can disagree, and still make space to hear each other. Hashing it out, putting in the work, and coming from a place of understanding will only make you stronger. And by the way, I’m a huge fan of counseling for every marriage, not just the ones in crisis mode. Don’t compare your marriage to someone else’s Comparison will steal your joy and frustrate your spouse. Too many people let Instagram-level expectations form their values and family priorities. I’ve been there, too, and I know it’s an empty and endless battle trying to keep up. Spend that time and energy focusing on all the things you truly love about your spouse, and the life you’ve already built together. Flowers will die, and jewelry will tarnish. But a relationship built on these three principles will make your marriage a blessing, not just #blessed. About Rachel Cruze As a #1 New York Times best-selling author, host of The Rachel Cruze Show, and The Rachel Cruze Show podcast, Rachel helps people learn the proper ways to handle money and stay out of debt. She’s authored three best-selling books, including Love Your Life, Not Theirs and Smart Money Smart Kids, which she co-wrote with her father, Dave Ramsey. You can follow Cruze on Twitter and Instagram at @RachelCruze and online at rachelcruze.com, youtube.com/rachelcruze or facebook.com/ rachelramseycruze. NMM To Host ‘Classical Valentine’ As Part Of Concert Series Feb. 14 VERMILLION — Fall in love with the Mahr String Quartet this Valentine’s Day. Their Friday, Feb. 14, concert “Classical Valentine” will serenade you and your guests with music that makes your heart happy. Beginning at 7 p.m. in Farber Hall (Old Main building, University of South Dakota campus) you can expect to hear classical favorites as well as popular tunes from the movies, Beatles and more! With Melissa Holtmeier and Erin Aguirre on violin, Debbie Martinez Mantovani Orchestra and the playing the viola and Rachael Means Mannheim Steamroller Orchestra. on cello, the Mahr String Quartet is There is an admission price, but one of the premier string quartets it’s free for NMM members, children in Omaha, and surrounding areas. under 18 and USD students and staff. Collectively, the group has been The National Music Museum is playing together since their college still closed to the public while it is days at UNO. As individuals, the undergoing architectural expansion, musicians have played with the SD 285.1the NMM Live! concerts, as well but +/- ACRES UNION COUNTY, Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines and of Jefferson this farm consists as NMM social media and website Located just outside Sioux City symphonies as well and ?at rows; making this More information as news are ongoing. farm ideal of long, straight China and US tours with the at nmmusd.org. By Rep. Dusty Johnson Thirteen-year-old teenagers are not commonly known for their persistent dedication to serving others. I know I certainly wasn’t. But every once in a while, I’m privileged to meet someone who challenges that norm. Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Floyd Korzan and his parents at Mitchell Middle School. Those early years of young adulthood are difficult for most, but amongst the woes of finding his way in middle school, Floyd made a decision to start an organization that encourages individuals to be relentless. Relentless when facing cancer, relentless in overcoming obstacles, and relentless in dreaming big dreams. Floyd’s relentless journey started eight years ago when his father, Matt, collapsed while hiking in the Black Hills and was subsequently diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. It’s a path many South Dakota families are forced to walk – the trials of a cancer diagnosis, painful and tiring treatments, and a future filled with uncertainty. Friday nights at the Korzan house looked different than they did before. Instead of pizza and a movie, family nights were spent in a hospital room. Years passed and after LAND FOR SALE to be ef?ciently farmed, so you can get in and out of the ?eld as quickly as possible. A corn, soybean rotation, and fertilizer program are used to bring about the highest yields possible. There is a well located near the junction of the two ?elds, making irrigation an option. Don’t miss your chance at this good income producing farm! several remissions and relapses, Matt received a successful stem cell transplant from his sister in 2017 and has been cancer-free ever since. Matt’s relentlessness rubbed off on Floyd in a way I doubt Matt even realized. In honor of his father, Floyd’s taken it upon himself to develop the Relentless Pledge and to hand out relentless wristbands to cancer patients across the globe, as well as to local heroes who according to Floyd, “get up every day and work tirelessly to make our community a better place.” I wear my light-blue relentless wristband with an incredible amount of pride. In fact, I told Floyd I would wear it at this year’s State of the Union address. As President Trump gave his remarks, I found myself glancing down at my wrist – a visible reminder of the tenacity we should all bring to our daily lives in order to make this country an even better place to call home. 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