While Dad is deceased, I'm still trying to return to Mom some of the love that she and Dad gave to me. LaWanda, my wife of more than four decades, has been my most intimate source of love. She knows how to speak my love language and does so each day. My three children and four grandchildren have been immense sources of love. These are the people closest to me. They have helped to show me what love is all about. Because of them I want to love authentically and I am willing to make the sacrifice.

Author Gary Chapman says that there are seven characteristics of a loving person:

These seven traits are not vague feelings or good intentions. They are habits we learn to practice when we decide to become authentically loving people. They are basic, practical traits that are doable in everyday life. Yet the result of making these traits a habit is remarkable satisfaction in relationships. Are you willing to make the sacrifice to become an authentically loving person?

During the month of February on our daily radio program, PowerSurge, I share WAYS TO MAKE YOUR MARRIAGE WORK. Please click below and listen to each of these programs. Download the script also, and share these important tips with someone else. Perhaps you know someone who could use these lessons--a friend, maybe a son or daughter. Use them liberally and during a month when we place so much emphasis on LOVE share these valuable tips.