07 Sep 5 Ways to Escape the Marriage Slump
Life with its busyness can take its toll on marriage and cause a slump in the relationship. Here are 5 Ways to Escape the Marriage Slump!...
Marriage Improvement
02 Sep Checklist to Benefit Your Marriage
Read over this checklist. Are you doing these important "to do" items? Your marriage will benefit greatly if you do them with your spouse daily!...
31 Aug Don’t Go Underground with Your Emotions
We all have a tendency to go underground with our feelings, temptations, and emotions that trouble us. We hide them. We don’t want anyone to see them. ...
22 Aug Pygmalion and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In education, self-fulfilling prophecy or the Pygmalion effect refers to bringing what you believe the future holds into existence! The more a teacher expects her students to excel, the more they will excel! In marriage, the same is true: the more a couple believes their...
21 Aug Be a Life-Long Student
I’d like to challenge you to be a student of your spouse! Here are just a few ways to get more educated regarding your marriage relationship:...
28 Jul Random Acts of Kindness… Towards Your Spouse!
• Serving me breakfast in bed • Opening the car door for me • Cleaning up the kitchen • Bringing me home flowers • Giving me a “thank you card” • Making me lunch • Pouring me a glass of cold water • Serving me dinner before the rest of the family These are...
26 Jul How Stress Can Improve Your Marriage
Whether or not stresses pull you apart or make your marriage stronger entirely depends on your ability to connect with your spouse. Thankfully, I get stressed alot - so Sar and I have a wicked marriage. Just kidding. Except for the part about the wicked...
23 Jul 4-Part Successful Marriage Checklist
Researchers are quick to tell us that every marriage’s success is influenced by a number of factors. Here are 4 that apply to all engaged and married couples: 1. Mutual Expectations on a Variety of Issues: entering marriage agreeing what your marriage should look like. individual roles...
21 Jun I Used to Struggle With Not Understanding My Wife
Sarah and I work together to not only appreciate our differences, but to actually like our differences. But, I used to resent Sarah's perspective. Her detailed analysis, her cautious approach to new ideas. She's a slow decision maker. And honestly, that frustrated me. I wished she'd...
17 Jun Lean Towards, Not Away
Here is basic but, oh, so important advice to help you and your spouse stay close and intimate with one another: Always lean towards one another! The slippery slope of a couple’s marriage breakdown often begins by the movement of leaning away from their spouse. It...