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Category Archives: Encouraging Your Spouse
Good Advice
Our daughter-in-love shared something with me I’ve never forgotten. Shortly after her grandmother died, she explained the reason for her long, well-lived life. Her grandmother purposed every day to laugh out loud—not just a chuckle—but the deep belly laugh that … Continue reading
Everyday Ways to Nurture Your Marriage
On Monday we talked about treating your spouse well above all else. Today we want to share some ideas to help you keep the motivation going. Pick one a week for the next few weeks without telling your spouse. Let … Continue reading
Kindness Matters
Although the title sounds cliche’, there is no greater truth in marriage. Everything we do, think and say should be grounded in kindness. Words grounded in the soil of kindness bear the fruit of love, joy and peace in your … Continue reading
Presidents’ Quotes About Their Wives
It is Presidents’ Day in our country which falls around Washington’s (2/19) and Lincoln’s (2/12) birthdays every year. We love good quotes that inspire our own thoughts towards our spouse. And here are some excellent words penned by various presidents … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Encouraging Your Spouse, Holidays, Romance in Marriage, Showing Honor
Tagged Honoring your spouse, Library of Congress, Love Quotes, Presidents’ Day
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Valentine’s Day Blessing
Driving home today was stressful as Interstate driving usually is. We saw truck drivers weaving in and out of lanes as if they were Nascar drivers. It was alarming and revealing. I’ve never paid attention to truck drivers—the ones who … Continue reading
Posted in Cherishing, Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance in Marriage, Valentine's Day
Tagged Gratitude, interstate driving g, truck drivers, Valentine's Day Ideas
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Foodie Fridays – Tuscan Shrimp
There was a season when I had to be strict with my diet for health reasons. I had taken the ALCAT test for food sensitivity the results were overwhelming. My list of what I shouldn’t eat was much larger than … Continue reading
Happy Place
Tom and I had a discussion tonight about where our happy place is. It was an interesting conversation. He initially thought of places where we had made memories together. Happy times we’ve shared are special to me as well. However, … Continue reading
Labor of Love
Monday is Labor Day in the United States. It’s a day off for most Americans from work. And a National Holiday that says goodbye to Summer. Schools are back in session and the familiar routine returns. Routine. Some love it … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, Holidays, Labor Day
Tagged Labor Day, Labor of Love
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Yoked
I read recently about the purpose of a yoke in training young oxen. They are put in a yoke with an older more experienced ox in order to teach them how to work well together. The picture described was of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Encouraging Your Spouse
Tagged marriage covenant, Marriage help, oxen, yoked
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In Need of Shade
Must find shade! We have a black car and the temperature difference between parking in a sunny spot and a shady spot is huge as far as comfort is concerned. Add to it the windshield umbrella contraption Tom bought and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Encouraging Your Spouse, Seasons of Life
Tagged Marriage help, Seasons of Marriage, Shade, Summer
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Favorite Numbers
We want to include you in our recent conversation that made us laugh out loud. How we’ve needed this. To know why the heavy heart—head over to my personal blog, Write From The Heart—to see. But here was our conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, humor
Tagged favorite numbers, laughter, lifting burdens, marriage, Pi
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Focus
This has been a challenging season for most marriages. The reasons vary, but the pressure is similar. How can we turn our focus from what troubles us to what blesses us? Pray. Ask God to give you an idea on … Continue reading
Crossing the Line of Acceptance
I know which side he sleeps on when he first goes to sleep. I know his favorite snacks I know how to make him smile when he doesn’t feel like it. I know his story–every detail of how he came … Continue reading
Caring For A Broken Heart
My brother went to be with Jesus last week. In just five short weeks he went from being a healthy husband, father, Papa and brother to fighting for his life against Covid. Many of you have prayed with us for … Continue reading
How Advent Informs Our Marriage with Peace
Peace. We all long for peace. But peace isn’t what many of us expect. It isn’t silence or a lack of any thing that irritates or troubles us. This is one of our favorite scenes from the movie, What About … Continue reading
Bookends Of Our Marriage
Bookends. Their sole purpose is to hold up the books standing in-between them. You can have a bookshelf without bookends, but they won’t stand tall. Most likely they will fall over as mine always do. Bookends come in all sizes … Continue reading
Fresh Mercy
It’s been a season like no other in our marriage. So many challenges hitting one right after another. We have barely been able to catch our breath. Maybe you are feeling much the same way. Now that life is starting … Continue reading
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Ten Ways to Not Waste This Time in Marriage
None of us expected this, but here we are. It has been the strangest worldwide event in my lifetime. We have been sheltering in place for a couple of months now, and social distancing whenever we venture out. Always going … Continue reading
Do You Believe The Truth Or Lies In Your Marriage?
I was praying about this post not sure exactly what needed to be said. That’s when the above rhyme came to me. I had to read it, write it, think about it and then I realized the truth in its … Continue reading
The Valentine’s Day Attitude Of A Healthy Marriage
Today is Valentine’s Day. Rather than talk about the romance of it all, Gary Thomas shares how to adjust our attitude so we’re not disappointed when our spouse doesn’t do or say something we were hoping they would. He calls … Continue reading
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