Tuesday Tip for a Great Marriage
Adjusting to each other does not mean you have to understand your spouse fully. I will never understand how Cindy, my wife, can adoringly hold a mouse in her hands, but let out the most horrific scream...
View ArticleStanding for My Marriage
Years ago I found this affirmation written by someone who wasn’t ready to give up on a difficult marriage. Imagine the strength and joy of a marriage where both the husband and wife are standing strong...
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Cecil Osborne wrote in The Art of Understanding Your Mate, “There are many reasons for the breakup of marriages, but the most common one is never found in divorce complaints: both of the marriage...
View ArticleTuesday Tip for a Great Marriage
Couples let many things intrude on their marriage relationship – careers, hobbies, friends, and even children. So much energy is put into these other roles; there is nothing left for their...
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The way you relate to God shapes your motivation in building a healthy relationship with your spouse. Gary Thomas’ book, Sacred Marriage, has greatly encouraged Cindy and me. We have read it...
View ArticleStepping into My Spouse’s Shoes (Guest Post)
This is a guest post from Helena Madsen of Chronic Marriage (www.chronicmarriage.com), a website dedicated to helping couples with chronic illness build extraordinary marriages. I have followed her...
View ArticleTuesday Tip for a Great Marriage
The seemingly routine moments of your day can be more meaningful when you have a desire to communicate with your spouse. For instance, what’s it like when you come home at the end of the day? Do you...
View ArticleTuesday Tip for a Great Marriage
Work, children, school, church, sports, and countless other worthy activities compete for our time and attention. Exhaustion and fatigue are the major contributors to a low-sex marriage. Our fast track...
View ArticleTuesday Tip for a Great Marriage
A great lover in a great marriage is a disciplined lover. Discipline may seem to be an odd character trait for a lover, and the opposite of playful, spontaneous, or creative. However, a lack of...
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Forgiving love is a power tool in marriage. It frees you for a restored relationship with your spouse, because you choose not to hold it against her or to get even with him. Depending on the magnitude...
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Confronted with the opportunity to purchase a truck, I sat down to see if we could afford it. I wanted it, and I wanted it badly. Cindy did not agree. She is our bookkeeper and has her finger on the...
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Do you find it hard to get excited about telling your spouse about your day? Listen to what John Maxwell did that changed his conversations with his wife at the end of the day: Years ago, when...
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Do not underestimate the power of prayer in your marriage. It is by prayer that we enlist the influence of God in our lives. We ask him to do what we cannot do. When a couple prays, it has several...
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I heard Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, tell about the way he learned to make the principle of servanthood practical in his marriage. As he struggled through a difficult time, he...
View ArticleThe Super Bowl and Marriage
The biggest and most-watched sporting event of the year has hit America again – the Super Bowl. It is the ultimate convergence of popular culture and athletics. From the star-studded halftime show to...
View ArticleAgainst All Odds
Have you ever been in a situation or circumstance where there were a lot of problems and it appeared that there was no way out? It appeared hopeless, against all odds. An ancient king of the Jewish...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Shattered Dreams
I’ve been reading, again, a book that stirred, invigorated, and challenged me several years ago. Dr. Larry Crabb’s Shattered Dreams is a wise, hopeful, honest, and realistic examination of life’s...
View ArticleYour Attitude Influences Your Marriage
Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 (New...
View ArticleQuick Tips for Adjusting to Married Life with a Chronic Illness
Educate yourself about your condition. Learn how to live with your chronic illness. At first it might seem like it is controlling you, but the more you learn and can do for yourself, the more normal...
View ArticleHow Flexible Are You?
A couple of weeks ago, Cindy and I traveled to Andover, MA where I spoke on adjusting to a chronic illness in marriage. It was a very inspiring and encouraging time spent with our friends at the New...
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