Have you ever gotten so stressed out that it hurt your marriage?
Overloaded family schedules … underfunded bank accounts … mountains of maintenance stuff that needs to be done around the house … parenting pressures … not to mention the little bit of stress that we import from our day jobs … all take a toll on our marriage and family relationships. The negative effects of stress […]
Celebrate Your Spouse this Month!
Did you know that April 2016 is Couple’s Appreciation Month? What a great idea … because we all take our spouses for granted and we forget to share how much we love and appreciate them. April is the perfect month for this … it starts with April fool’s day … and let’s be honest all […]
How Do You Forgive Your Spouse?
How do you forgive a person who was never supposed to hurt you in the first place? A person who was supposed to have your best interest at heart … a person, who has wounded you, weakened your marriage and damaged your family? How do you forgive your spouse? The answer … while it sounds easy […]
It’s NOW or NEVER for Your Marriage!!
I love the oldies … and there is line from a song I often sing on retreats that goes: it’s now or never … Have you ever felt that way? You are at a place in your life where you just feel things aren’t where you want them to be and you need to make a change … and […]
The Key to a Successful Marriage Revealed!!
People ask all the time what is the key to having a successful marriage. What’s fun about that question is that every marriage expert has a different answer … but I believe the one who created and ordained marriage has the best answer … He says in Ephesians 5:25 … Husbands,and I might add wives here […]
Are You Starving Your Spouse to Death?
We all need food and water to live. Basic nourishment is a must for a healthy lifestyle. If we deprive our bodies of food for too long our vital organs begin to shrink and eventually shut down. Starving to death is a slow and very painful process. But our bodies are not the only things […]
3 Greatest Pieces of Wedding Wisdom!!
Can you remember some of the wedding advice you got once you announced your engagement? Here are some of the “gems of wisdom” I recall: be sure to treat her like a queen … weird in-laws just get weirder … and my all time favorite … The secret of a happy marriage … is still […]
Are You an SBS … Spoiled – Brat – Spouse?
We’re becoming a nation of rude, self-absorbed and spoiled “brats”! Our culture screams the mantra: “It’s all about me!” While it remains to be seen if this attitude will foster a generation of self empowered people … it is absolutely evident that this outlook is creating a lethal environment for establishing Biblical marriages. Some may […]
A Valentine’s Gift Better than Chocolate, Roses or Hearts!!
Well, it’s Valentine’s Day and you romantics will be finding, if you haven’t already, clever ways to express your love to your Valentines with chocolates, hearts and roses! Hopefully you’ve got all that covered … but there may be a better way to demonstrate our love … Today is a day to celebrate love … and we […]
Why You Should Stop Saying, “My Spouse …”
If you’re like me … when you exchanged your marriage vows, if they were the traditional ones, you may have made one promise that you don’t know how to keep. Do you remember pledging … to love, honor and cherish? Did you ever really stop to think about what those words mean … and what […]