Category Archives: Encouraging Your Spouse

How Advent Informs Our Marriage with Peace

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Debi Walter

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 →

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Bookends Of Our Marriage

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Debi Walter

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 →

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Fresh Mercy

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Debi Walter

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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7 Steps To Communicate Your Love in a Memorable Way

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Debi Walter

“With every look at you a thousand memories flood my mind.” Tom said these words recently as I was relaxing, reading a magazine. It made me pause and look him in the eyes. I knew he meant them because of … Continue reading →

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Ten Ways to Not Waste This Time in Marriage

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Debi Walter

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 →

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Do You Believe The Truth Or Lies In Your Marriage?

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Debi Walter

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 →

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The Valentine’s Day Attitude Of A Healthy Marriage

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Debi Walter

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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Do You Connect In This Way?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Debi Walter

How well do you understand what your spouse does at their job day in and day out? Today is Monday, the start of another work week. Your spouse most likely spends the majority of the work week doing their job … Continue reading →

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Road Trip Romance

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Debi Walter

Tom and I find ourselves on the road a lot these days. We are heading home today after two weeks visiting our kids and some friends. 2500 miles accumulated on the odometer and hours of time to talk. We’ve discovered … Continue reading →

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Choices and Voices

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Debi Walter

Choices. We make them everyday, all day long! What motivates the choices we make? Now that’s a question worth considering. Today Tom and I had another one of those moments that we don’t like. It was not that big a … Continue reading →

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Our Emotional Roller Coaster

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Debi Walter

I hate roller coasters. They throw off your equilibrium and make you have to regain footing once you’re back on solid ground. Not to mention the unexpected twists, turns and drops along the way. I’d rather not take part, thank … Continue reading →

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Not This Time

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Debi Walter

Change. We change clothes daily. We change our schedules to meet demands. We change our attitudes when it’s hurting others. Change can be easy if it’s something we want to do. But not all change is easy. I have found … Continue reading →

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Five Friday Favorites – Turning 60, Off To A Good Start

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Debi Walter

On Wednesday I awoke with the realization that time passes so quickly. How did I get to 60? I don’t feel 60 most days, but recently I feel older than that. I have been fighting an ongoing health issue–not serious, … Continue reading →

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Gordon Ramsay, Pebble Beach and Songland

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Debi Walter

We recently had a spontaneous date night. We picked a table where one TV was facing us. Low and behold the PGA tournament in Pebble Beach, CA was showing. We were thrilled. We opted out of paying for cable television … Continue reading →

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Pause and Consider

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Debi Walter

We all have one, at least one, but we may not realize it because of our lack of pausing and considering it. I’m talking about an area of strength in your marriage. Oftentimes we focus on what is lacking and … Continue reading →

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Stop Chasing Squirrels

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Debi Walter

I love watching Tom do those things for which he is passionate, like lead our marriage community group. When someone asks him about their marriage he lights up and never fails to offer wise, biblically-based counsel. And the older he … Continue reading →

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Vintage Post – Five Sense Romance

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Debi Walter

I have shared this on our Only Wives section of the blog, but today I share it with you as part of our Five Friday Favorites series. These are five ways to romance your spouse using our five senses as … Continue reading →

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The Fine Line Between “We” and “Me”

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Debi Walter

It has happened more times than I can count since Tom and I have been married. We hear of another couple ending their marriage and it breaks our heart. Not only for the failure to keep their covenant before God … Continue reading →

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In Case Of Emergency

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Debi Walter

We have all had it occur at some point in our marriage. Life is going along as expected and then it happens. You receive a phone call, a knock on the door or you hear a your child crying. You … Continue reading →

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Five Friday Favorites – Marriage Memes

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Debi Walter

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. But a picture with words speaks volumes. We have an entire Pinterest Board devoted to some of our favorite marriage memes. In case you don’t know, memes are pronounced “meems” and are … Continue reading →

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