Ten Words to a Stronger Marriage/Relationship

Jim LaBate
10 min readSep 17, 2017
Jim and Barbara LaBate — July 28, 1984

My wife, Barbara, and I celebrated our 33rd anniversary recently, and I am so blessed to have this beautiful woman in my life. As I look back on our time together, I recall the prayer that has helped me to become both the husband she needs and the husband she deserves.

Growing up, I often recited the Lord’s Prayer, the prayer that Jesus taught to His disciples. I love that prayer…

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Jim LaBate

Jim LaBate is a writer and teacher who assists in The Writing Center at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in Troy, New York.