Marriage

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  5 Ways to Cope with the First Holiday Season After the Loss of a Spouse The ugly reality of losing your person is hard enough. Then come the holidays. This time of the year plasters happiness and cheer all around us, but when you are deep in the valley of grief, the last thing...
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  3 Biblical Examples of Grateful Couples and What We Can Learn from Them How can we practice gratefulness as couples? Have you ever stopped to consider that? So often, we view gratefulness as an individual endeavor, and yet, throughout our marriages and relationships, we come... Jaime Jo Wright Nov 12, 2024
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  3 Things to Do When Your Husband's Love Isn't Enough This summer, my husband and I have been loving a song that includes lyrics about a “pink cloud summer.” I was driving home from work the other evening, and what did I see in the sky? Pink clouds. So I ran...
• How Newlyweds Can Make it through the Holiday Season There were discussions, compromise, flexibility, and some disappointment. But our first Christmas is a happy memory for me. It can be for you too. Sarah Coleman Nov 11, 2024
• 3 Things You Should Be Doing with Your Spouse That You Probably Aren’t Just as a plant must be pruned, our marriages bloom when we strip things that take away from our relationship and focus on those that add to it. Brent Rinehart Nov 08, 2024
• 3 Ways You're Contributing to the Strained Relationship with Your In-Laws While you encourage your spouse to speak up and have appropriate boundaries with their parents, you need to assert your own boundaries by speaking up for yourself. You do not have to tolerate someone's... Dolores Smyth Nov 08, 2024
• How to Stick Up for Your Spouse Here are some ways we can stick up for our spouse instead of falling into the trap of undercutting criticism, silent acquiescence to negative reviews of our spouse, and outright gossip and slander that does... Jaime Jo Wright Nov 07, 2024
• How to Stay Connected to Your Spouse This Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is coming, and that means traveling, dinners, family, friends, and Christmas shopping. It is easy to lose track of what’s going on and even easier to disconnect from your spouse when the... Carrie Lowrance Nov 07, 2024
• 4 Ways to Change the Course of Poor Communication in Your Marriage Don’t talk, and you won’t have communication issues.Maybe you laughed out loud at that, but sadly, this becomes a coping mechanism for some married couples. Essentially, it’s called “co-existing.” That point... Jaime Jo Wright Nov 06, 2024
• 7 Powerful Prayers for Your Wife Get ready to fight for your wife in the way she needs most – and pray for her! Don't worry if you need a game plan; I've got you covered. Below you will find a Scripture and a simple prayer to lift up your... Alicia Searl Nov 06, 2024
• How to Respect Your Husband and Disagree at the Same Time I huffed my way into the other room and closed the door. I needed a minute alone, or maybe longer.I couldn’t believe my husband would disagree with me on such an important topic! And the more we discussed... Kristine Brown Nov 05, 2024
• 4 Ways to Set Boundaries for Your Holiday Family Gathering Will you be hosting this holiday?Congratulations! You wouldn’t have landed the honors had it not been for your cooking, decorating, or hosting skills. Maybe even all three. With the sole exception of... Dr. Audrey Davidheiser Nov 05, 2024