Blog: Marriage

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Being Intentional

Over the years, as I’ve gained experience and wisdom, one of my goals has been to be more intentional with my life. Deliberate daily actions, from my prayer life to my relationships and thoughts. And especially in my healing. You see, when…
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Sex and Intimacy

Sex. (I bet we just caught your attention!) How do you relate to sex and intimacy in your marriage? Do you and your spouse delight in God’s beautiful plan for physical and emotional connection through sex and share on a deeper…

Communication: How Does It Make Me Feel?

Communication: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. That’s Merriam-Webster’s definition. So how do you define communication? Better yet: Communication…

Personal Style: Understanding You, Understanding Me

Aristotle said, ‘Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.’ There is much truth to that statement! In a marriage relationship, the more we understand ourselves, the better we can relate and connect with our spouse. Think…

Where There Is A Will There Is A Way

Let’s be honest. Marriage isn’t always the walk in the park or the pretty picture we see painted daily on social media. In fact, marriage can sometimes be downright patience-testing and frustrating. Those days when we would instead tuck…
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Positive Mental Attitudes and Thoughts, Actions, and Emotions

Growing up, most of us heard this from our moms: ‘If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.’  What a concept this is.  Even though a thought forms in your head - it doesn’t have to come out…

Love Is A Verb

Are Relationships Like The Movies? Don't we enjoy a good, old-fashioned romantic comedy? Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love andthen maybe run into some trouble. They figure it out, then the boy proposes to girl (always inquite…

Let’s Go Deeper

“Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.” - Zig Ziglar As children, we are taught concepts over and over until we ‘get’ them. Statistics show repetition enhances…

Rough Draft

Being Modeled and Groomed Ever feel like you can’t get things well…right? Or just don’t know how to do it? Life your life is a rough draft? I sometimes feel like I am continually being modeled and groomed. Like a continual work…
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Merry Marriage: Surviving the Holidays

Tis the Season to be…well.. not always merry, with all the holiday hustle, bustle, and just plain ole stress.  Here are a few tips we’ve come up with for surviving (and even thriving!) during the holidays.  Focus on the…
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The Grass Is Greener

  The grass is greener on the other side of the fence, isn’t it? God has a way of showing me different things. I just need to be open enough to catch it.   Recently on our way to church, I saw a cow poking its…