Category Archives: Encouraging Your Spouse

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 →

Posted in Christian Marriage, Emotional, Encouraging Your Spouse, Intimacy, Romance in Marriage, Romantic Ideas, Romantic Vacation Ideas | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Keeping It Real | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Caring for Parents, Christian Marriage, Death and Grieving, Difficulty, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, In Sickness, Keeping It Real, Seasons of Life | Tagged , | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage, Emotional, Encouraging Your Spouse, Five Friday Favorites, Intimacy, Keeping It Real | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Cherishing, Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Showing Honor | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, romancing your husband, romancing your spouse, romancing your wife, Romantic Ideas | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

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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It’s The Little Things

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Debi Walter

If I wake up before Tom, one of the ways I enjoy showing him my love and care is to get his coffee ready to brew. If I hear him stirring in the bedroom I’ll even press the brew button … Continue reading →

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Five Friday Favorites – Worship Songs

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Debi Walter

The five things that are on my mind this week are worship songs. Worship plays a huge part in our marriage. It is here where we can join together worshiping our Savior using the words and melodies of heart-searching songs … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Encouraging Your Spouse, Five Friday Favorites, Music, Ultimate Blog Challenge, Worship | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Are You an Eraser or a Highlighter?

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Debi Walter

Erasers are used to take away errors giving an opportunity to do it right. Highlighters are used to emphasize something you don’t want to forget. In marriage we can use both to help or hurt our relationship. How are we … Continue reading →

Posted in April 2019, Christian Marriage, communication, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Perspective in Marriage, The Gospel & Marriage, Ultimate Blog Challenge | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Love Letter Discovery

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Debi Walter

We have talked for years about the lost art of writing heart-felt sentiments on paper. We came upon this report that will bring tears to your eyes. May this inspire us to write our own love letters to each other. … Continue reading →

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Seven Romantic Quotes From (Can You Guess?)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Debi Walter

When Tom and I first started dating he lived two and half hours away from me. Long-distance phone calls were very expensive inside the state, so we wrote each other often. We spent one anniversary reading through them, and it … Continue reading →

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6 Questions To Evaluate The State Of Your Union

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Debi Walter

It’s January, but more surprising than that–it’s 2019! It seems like yesterday when we were concerned about Y2K. We blink and time flies by at record pace. Yet it stays the same. Seconds turn to minutes. Minutes turn to hours. … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, communication, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Priorities | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

10 Ways to Defer and Prefer Your Spouse This Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Debi Walter

If you have managed to open this post, you most likely have a minute to spare this Christmas Eve. Congratulations! Let me encourage you in this minute to make the most of this time. Pause. Breathe. Remember why we celebrate … Continue reading →

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