Nurturing Your Fondness and Admiration
Last month we looked at the role of friendship in marriage. This month we look at how we can maintain and deepen that friendship thus providing a bond that can withstand life's storms and unexpected difficulties. Its usually the hard times that test a relationship. How well you do as a couple when you're going through difficult times is a [...]
The Role of Friendship in Marriage
Are you friends with your spouse? Someone once said "a friend is someone who knows you and likes you anyway". Do we really know our spouses and do we like them? We sometimes get so caught up in the “love” aspect of marriage we forget about the “like” part of it. It takes time and attention to really know our [...]
Overcoming Emotions That Destroy
Last month we discussed the importance of maintaining a clean slate in your relationships, especially your marriage relationship. Without the expression of forgiveness and grace on a regular basis we develop resentment, bitterness and negative attitudes toward each other. This month we are looking at one of the culprits that sabotage our efforts at keeping a clean slate. Anger. But [...]
Do You Have a Clean Slate?
Have you ever found yourself in an endless cycle of arguing about an issue until one, or more likely, both of you ended up hurt and wounded with no resolution to the issue? Whether this has this been a pattern for your relationship, or just an ocassional occurance, there is a better way. God gives us the blueprint for God-honoring [...]
6 habits to make arguments work for you
One of the biggest myths of marriage is that a happy, healthy marriage is void of conflict. While some couples may have more conflicts than others due to personality types and family communication styles, the absence of conflict is an indication that you are actually shutting each other out emotionally and relationally. Its impossible to avoid conflict if you are [...]
Staying Whole in a Broken World
There aren't many people I know that are not going through some distress due to the ailing economy. Some much more than others. We, ourselves are facing significant challenges that test our faith and trust in God as our provider. There's an air of uncertainty that threatens to shake our world. This uncertainty can add great stress to a normally [...]
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