Thursday, October 28, 2021

7 Ways to Protect Your Marriage In Hard Times
















"If you will prioritize these seven actions in your own marriage, I’m convinced that you will be giving your marriage every opportunity to thrive even during difficult circumstances"....

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Strategies for Successfully Managing Anger in Marriage









"Marriage typically tends to produce more anger than other relationships. Perhaps this is because spending so much time with another person naturally generates more opportunities to become angry. We also put down our guard with our spouse — the person we love most. While being vulnerable and unguarded allows for greater intimacy, it also opens the door to more anger and frustration".....

Monday, October 25, 2021

12 Small Gestures that Make a Big Difference














"In it’s simplicity, my friend, Ted Lowe gives some very sound advice. I know this blog helped remind me that, if done right, 'marriage is easier than you think.' Which one of these actions will you choose this week?".....

Thursday, October 21, 2021

How to Be Set Free from Bitterness in Marriage
















"Bitterness is like a small crack in the windshield of your relationship. It might look insignificant on the surface, but left alone it branches out and continues to split until the glass shatters into a million pieces. So let’s look at this important issue a little more closely".....

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Does Keeping Secrets Make a Marriage Unhealthy?









"Does keeping secrets in marriage make it inherently unhealthy? Over our years of marriage, and our years counseling married and engaged couples, we’ve found the answer to be both nuanced and subjective".....

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

What It Means to Become One














When Christians think about the perfect marriage, we should not take our primary cues from romantic comedies. But we can take at least one cue: we should be able to look our spouse in the face and say, 'You complete me'”.....

Monday, October 18, 2021

Can You Fall in Love Again with Your Spouse?











"Of all marital problems, that which I have confronted the most often in my pastoral counseling is, 'I just don’t love her anymore.' While there is a vast difference between being 'in love' and loving someone, we still crave to be in love".....

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

One Important Thing Healthy Married Couples Seek









In healthy marriages, there’s one important thing that spouses consistently seek. This perspective positively impacts the tone of every interaction in their relationship. When a couple pursues this in their marriage, it can make a tremendous difference in their dynamic over the years.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Little Things Make a Big Difference in Marriage
















"I want to encourage you today. With a simple truth that I’ve seen strongly in our research over the years: that some very small adjustments can make a big difference to transform struggling marriages".....