Your children observe your way of loving. They see if Dad takes Mom to a restaurant or if she always stays at home. If you take pleasure in being together or if you tolerate each other out of duty. This way of treating your spouse becomes their school of love.

Your couple sets the tone for your entire family. When you neglect your wife, you teach your sons that a woman doesn't deserve particular efforts. When you don't value your husband, you teach your daughters that a man doesn't need to be honored.

"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life." (1 Peter 3:7)

Peter commands husbands to honor their wife. This active approach that shows through concrete actions that this woman has value. Taking your wife to discover beautiful places is part of this way of honoring her.

Your outings together don't just concern your couple. They educate your children about the beauty of marital love. They show them that loving someone means offering them time, new horizons, shared experiences.

When your children see you leave together, smiles on your faces, they learn that lasting love is cultivated through concrete gestures. That Mom and Dad aren't just parents but lovers who continue to choose each other.

This outing becomes a gift for your entire family. A living lesson on the art of loving that will mark your children more deeply than all your speeches.

"Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds." (Matthew 5:16)

Your way of honoring your spouse becomes this light that illuminates your home and guides your children toward a healthy understanding of love.