Date Night Ideas Are Fun

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About This Episode We all need a little inspiration for date night, and honestly, we need it all the time. In this episode we share why intentional, scheduled date nights are as vital to a healthy marriage as time in the Word is to a healthy faith. Too much time was going by between our dates, so we made a standing date night and put it on the calendar every Tuesday. Then we walk through nine fun, creative date night ideas, from coffee and cards to a progressive dinner, including a few that double as ways to serve and encourage the people around you. Whatever season you are in, we hope these ideas help you pursue your spouse with intention and joy.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Why date night matters — scheduled time together is as vital to your marriage as time in the Word is to your faith Put it on the calendar — why we set a standing date night every Tuesday Coffee and cards or a picnic in the park — simple ways to slow down and connect Childlike fun — laughing together at a trampoline park or a roller rink Playing house — touring open and model homes and dreaming together Hiking a new trail and volunteering together — shared adventure and shared service The bake and take and the progressive dinner — bake double and give some away, or move from spot to spot for each course The ding-dong ditch — leaving gift cards and encouraging notes on strangers' doors

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