Get Naked: 6 Compelling Ways To Improve Your Relationship With Your Spouse
Good. Bad. Indifferent. Loving. Critical. Close. Distant. What comes to mind when you hear the word spouse? Think about it: every year on birthdays, anniversaries, and special holidays, we find ourselves sending out cards with cookie cut lyrics and rhythmic poetry to communicate to our spouses what that word means to us. Only one thing will be required of us [...]
7 Things My Marriage Taught Me
This past Sunday at our church, the speaker made a remark that he has learned more about Jesus' love for him through his relationship with his wife than any other means. I immediately concurred with that statement. My wife is God's gift to me to teach me about His love for me—and how I need to love others. Here are [...]
Maintaining a strong marriage with the arrival of children
"A child is a grenade. When you have a baby, you set off an explosion in your marriage, and when the dust settles, your marriage is different from what it was. Not better, necessarily; not worse, necessarily; but different." Nora Ephron, Heartburn Virtually every study that has looked at how people make the transition from couplehood to parenthood confirms her [...]
Help Wanted
By Sharon Peterson Children are a blessing from the Lord. They can also create a strain on our marriage relationship. While children present challenges for both moms and dads (and especially if you are a single parent), In this post I want to focus on moms since they tend to be the most affected by the demands of parenting—particularly during [...]
Got Drama?
Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its annual awards ceremony, The Academy Awards, to honor achievements in the movie industry. Invariably, the performances that are most respected and awarded are dramatic roles—the more dramatic, the better. This year was no exception. While drama may be rewarded in the movie industry, it doesn't yield the same results [...]
Wisdom for Creating a Lasting Marriage
Couples who had been married for at least 50 years were asked to give advice on how to make marriage last. As you can imagine, there was quite a variety of responses, but there were also some common threads in most successful marriages. Here is a brief list of advice on how to make your marriage thrive and survive the [...]
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