Is “I’m Sorry” Enough? Have you ever received an apology from someone who hurt you that just didn’t feel like enough? Has anyone ever said to you, “I said I’m sorry! Isn’t that enough for you?” and it wasn’t? We are going to look at the five elements that make up a quality…
Do You Want To Be Right or Do You Want To Be Married? So, DO YOU want to be right, OR do you want to be married? I don’t know who coined the question first. But I do know there is a clear reason it’s used so often. We tend to be married to…
Circle of Trust 3 Signs of a True Friend What are the 3 signs of a true friend? Who should we include in our “circle of trust?” Do you have a difficult time trusting people? Or do you trust people blindly and then find yourself in precarious positions? Experts say we are the combination of…
Love, the Antidote to Unforgiveness. You may be saying to yourself, “How can I ever forgive?” Love, the antidote to unforgiveness, is the furthest thing from your mind. You might be in a situation that seems unforgivable. You may have experienced something so heinous, no one would ever expect you to forgive. The hurt may…
Why aren’t you like me? Why, why, why aren’t you like me?! Why aren’t you like me? Have you ever wondered how it’s remotely possible that someone could think completely differently than you? Is it just me that is continuously shocked that people don’t view things the exact way that I do? I find myself…
Are You Happy? Make the Choice to be Happy Make the choice to be happy? Who doesn’t choose happiness, you say. You’d be surprised how many people don’t choose happiness…including you. I was anything BUT happy. It was the holiday season, which seems to be increasingly more and more busy. We were in the…
Do Over! 3 Keys to Unlock a Lasting Love. Have you have wanted a “do over” for your marriage? Feel stuck in a rut and not sure how to get out? Are you wondering if you even love your spouse anymore? We are going to share with you 3 keys to unlock a lasting…
What Did You Expect? When What We Anticipate Seldom Occurs What should we do when what we anticipate seldom occurs? Freak out? Run for the hills? No. You have a choice to make when things don’t go the way you expect. When we got married, I expected my husband had the same expectations I…
Sincere or Fake Love? Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. Romans 12:9 My husband was being downright mean. Plain and simple. He was deliberately trying to get me to divorce him by treating me poorly. True story. As a wife, what would be a reasonable response?…
For the first half of our marriage, I had a very hard time taking any kind of criticism from my husband. I would get really hurt or super defensive.