6 a.m. Conversations

Everybody talks about “keeping the spark alive.” Sounds nice, right? Flowers, trips, surprises, all that. But let’s be real, life ain’t a Hallmark commercial. Sometimes love looks a lot less like fireworks and a lot more like somebody taking out the trash without being asked.

Somewhere along the way, we got conditioned to believe love has to be big to be real. Grand gestures. Expensive gifts. Facebook moments. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that small acts done with a genuine heart last a lot longer than flashy moments that fade after the picture’s posted.

I remember a time when I came home from one of those long, everything-went-wrong kinda days. I was tired, irritated, halfway talking to God and halfway talking to myself. I walked in expecting chaos, but instead, the house was calm. Dinner was on the stove, the TV was low, and the only thing she said was, “You good?” That simple question hit different that day. It wasn’t fancy. It was grace.

See, love doesn’t always need to announce itself. Real love whispers. It’s in the coffee that’s made before you wake up. The text that says, “Just checking on you.” The way somebody prays for you when you don’t even ask. Those are the moments that build something solid.

I get it, small things don’t always feel romantic. But if you’ve ever had a season where everything felt heavy, you know how powerful it is when somebody shows up for you in the little ways. Love isn’t proven in the big promise, it’s in the daily proof.

And here’s the truth: small acts take effort. It’s easy to buy a gift. It’s harder to stay consistent. It’s easy to post about love. It’s harder to live it quietly, when nobody’s clapping. But that’s the kind of love that builds legacies.

People underestimate how far simple things go. A compliment when you could’ve stayed silent. A hand on the shoulder when words won’t do. Choosing kindness when you’d rather be right. Those are love’s building blocks.

So if you ever start thinking your relationship has lost its spark, stop chasing moments that look good and start creating moments that feel good. Small things, done with a pure heart, keep the fire steady and that’s what lasts.

Let me ask you this, when was the last time you did something small just to make your person’s day a little easier? Not because you had to, but because love makes you want to.

Loving By HIS Word–“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 The biggest love is often found in the smallest moments.

6 a.m. Quote—“Big love isn’t about big moments, it’s about small acts that never stop showing up.”

Marlon Dean–6 a.m. Conversations “Where love meets faith, one morning at time”